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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1200 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

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...THE GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             108   08/06/1983
                        08/07/1949
                        08/06/1949
 LOW               28   08/23/1928
HIGHEST           100   08/28                         97  08/22
LOWEST             41   08/16                         49  08/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     87.1              84.4     2.7     86.3
AVG. MINIMUM     55.0              56.0    -1.0     57.2
MEAN             71.0              70.2     0.8     71.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     16                                 11
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.74   1985
 MINIMUM            T   2001
TOTALS           0.76              1.24   -0.48     0.91
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.04   -0.02     0.03
DAYS >= .01         7                                  8
DAYS >= .10         2                                  2
DAYS >= .50         0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.36   08/03 TO 08/03

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
 SNOW DEPTH        MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   08/31 TO 08/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      24                35     -11        1
 SINCE 7/1         24                53     -29        3
COOLING TOTAL     219               196      23      220
 SINCE 1/1        657               495     162      485
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/085
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/300    DATE  08/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/300    DATE  08/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     47

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      7

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

&&

THE MONTH OF AUGUST WAS BOTH DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL.
THE ENDING PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS JUST 0.76 INCHES...WHICH
WAS ALMOST HALF AN INCH BELOW THE NORMAL OF 1.24 INCHES. HOWVER...
GLASGOW IS STILL 1.66 AHEAD OF NORMAL FOR 2012...WITH A YEARLY TOTAL
OF 10.83 INCHES OF MOISTURE.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WAS 71.0 DEGREES...
WHICH WAS 0.8 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. THIS MAKES SEVEN OUT OF
EIGHT MONTHS SO FAR THIS YEAR THAT HAVE BEEN WARMER THAN NORMAL...
WITH MAY BEING THE ONLY MONTH THUS FAR THAT HAS ENDED COOLER THAN
NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST WAS 87.1 DEGREES...
WITH AN AVERAGE LOW OF 55.0 DEGREES.

SEPTEMBER HIGH TEMPERATURES NORMALLY BEGIN IN THE UPPER 70S...
FALLING TO THE MID 60S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL LOWS BEGIN IN
THE LOWER 50S...FALLING TO THE UPPER 30S BY MONTHS END. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IS 0.94 INCHES.

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