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CLICTB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
154 AM MDT FRI AUG 20 2004

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...THE CUT BANK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         82   1259 PM  93    1967  75      7       87       
  MINIMUM         50    541 AM  31    1950  49      1       50       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.92 1936   0.06  -0.05     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      1.05  -0.45     0.03    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.72                     10.67  -4.95     4.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.17                      9.45  -4.28     4.24    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        87    -45        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    385                       465    -80      260       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       216   -111       42       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        62    -30      106       
  SINCE JUN 1    131                       147    -16      254       
  SINCE JAN 1    131                       147    -16      254       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE CUT BANK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      1938                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2004........SUNRISE   630 AM MDT   SUNSET   834 PM MDT   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   632 AM MDT   SUNSET   832 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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