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CLICTB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
150 AM MDT MON AUG 23 2004

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...THE CUT BANK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         73    354 PM  94    1976  75     -2       86       
  MINIMUM         50    306 AM  35    1911  49      1       57       
  AVERAGE         62                        62      0       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.89 1978   0.06   0.07     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.23  -0.26     0.04    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.09                     10.85  -4.76     4.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.54                      9.63  -4.09     4.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                       105    -60        1       
  SINCE JUN 1    388                       483    -95      261       
  SINCE JUL 1    108                       234   -126       43       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        71    -33      114       
  SINCE JUN 1    137                       156    -19      262       
  SINCE JAN 1    137                       156    -19      262       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE CUT BANK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        98      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2004........SUNRISE   635 AM MDT   SUNSET   828 PM MDT   
AUGUST 24 2004........SUNRISE   636 AM MDT   SUNSET   826 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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