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CLICTB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
147 AM MDT SAT SEP 18 2004

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...THE CUT BANK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         66   1251 PM  90    1981  65      1       40       
  MINIMUM         41    556 AM  24    1973  40      1       28       
  AVERAGE         54                        52      2       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1996   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.77  -0.68     0.70    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.67                     12.10  -5.43     5.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.12                     10.88  -4.76     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       11                        13     -2       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       185     -5      166       
  SINCE SEP 1    180                       185     -5      166       
  SINCE JUL 1    346                       486   -140      253       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE CUT BANK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        94      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        23      2003                    
                                             1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2004.....SUNRISE   711 AM MDT   SUNSET   735 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2004.....SUNRISE   713 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 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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