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CLICTB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
149 AM MDT FRI SEP 17 2004

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...THE CUT BANK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         64   1214 PM  90    1938  65     -1       45       
  MINIMUM         42    433 AM  25    1973  40      2       31       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1959   0.04  -0.04     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.73  -0.64     0.70    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.67                     12.06  -5.39     5.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.12                     10.84  -4.72     4.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       172     -3      135       
  SINCE SEP 1    169                       172     -3      135       
  SINCE JUL 1    335                       473   -138      222       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        16    -13       24       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        16    -13       24       
  SINCE JAN 1    143                       195    -52      296       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE CUT BANK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2004.....SUNRISE   710 AM MDT   SUNSET   737 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2004.....SUNRISE   711 AM MDT   SUNSET   735 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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