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CLICTB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
151 AM MDT TUE AUG 17 2004

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...THE CUT BANK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         79    442 PM  95    1962  76      3       86       
  MINIMUM         57    606 AM  31    1910  50      7       61       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.09 1993   0.06  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.87  -0.41     0.02    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.58                     10.49  -4.91     4.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.03                      9.27  -4.24     4.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        70    -30        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    383                       448    -65      260       
  SINCE JUL 1    103                       199    -96       42       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        53    -26       95       
  SINCE JUN 1    126                       138    -12      243       
  SINCE JAN 1    126                       138    -12      243       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE CUT BANK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      2001                    
                                             1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2004........SUNRISE   626 AM MDT   SUNSET   840 PM MDT   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   628 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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