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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
145 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2004

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...THE CUT BANK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    419 PM  82    1973  61      3       50       
  MINIMUM         31    504 AM  13    1909  39     -8       26       
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.70 1949   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.07  -0.32     0.67    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.92                      4.41  -2.49     3.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.37                      3.19  -1.82     2.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        15      2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  352                       291     61      394       
  SINCE MAR 1   1874                      2073   -199     2236       
  SINCE JUL 1   7938                      8447   -509     8161       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE CUT BANK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        13      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   908 PM MDT   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   910 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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