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CLICTB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
150 AM MDT WED AUG 18 2004

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...THE CUT BANK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         85    416 PM  93    2001  76      9       79       
                                      1943                          
  MINIMUM         52    412 AM  33    1946  50      2       53       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.96 1978   0.06   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      0.93  -0.39     0.02    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.66                     10.55  -4.89     4.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.11                      9.33  -4.22     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                        75    -35        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    383                       453    -70      260       
  SINCE JUL 1    103                       204   -101       42       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        56    -25       96       
  SINCE JUN 1    130                       141    -11      244       
  SINCE JAN 1    130                       141    -11      244       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE CUT BANK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        36      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   628 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 PM MDT   
AUGUST 19 2004........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   836 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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