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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
451 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         49    212 PM  83    2000  61    -12       56
                                      1897
  MINIMUM         13    459 AM  12    2009  34    -21       33
  AVERAGE         31                        47    -16       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.70 1951   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.00
  SINCE OCT 1      5.63                      5.36   0.27     6.87
  SINCE JAN 1      2.29                      3.36  -1.07     4.08

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T             3.2  1951   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     20.4                      20.6   -0.2     17.7
  SINCE JUL 1     76.2                      60.6   15.6     36.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           34                        18     16       20
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        18     16       20
  SINCE MAR 1   1687                      1630     57     1280
  SINCE JUL 1   6500                      7135   -635     6089

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        3
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM
 LOWEST     23           200 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        16      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 PM MDT
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   839 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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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
