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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
826 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   08/24/1969
 LOW               28   08/25/1992
HIGHEST            97   08/28        85      12       96  08/27
                        08/08                             08/22
                        08/07
LOWEST             40   08/25        47      -7       44  08/17
AVG. MAXIMUM     87.2              84.5     2.7     86.5
AVG. MINIMUM     53.2              52.2     1.0     53.5
MEAN             70.2              68.3     1.9     70.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     15               9.5     5.5        8
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.23   1974
 MINIMUM            T   1940
TOTALS           0.66              1.20   -0.54     0.98
DAYS >= .01         4               7.3    -3.3
DAYS >= .10         4               3.4     0.6
DAYS >= .50         0               0.4    -0.4
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.23   08/10 TO 08/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
 24 HR TOTAL       MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.3    -0.3      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.3    -0.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.1    -0.1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   08/31 TO 08/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      21                42     -21        5
 SINCE 7/1         21                69     -48        8
COOLING TOTAL     190               145      45      165
 SINCE 1/1        524               383     141      332
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/360    DATE  08/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/310    DATE  08/24

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     38

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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