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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
140 AM MDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         68    521 PM  93    1897  65      3       86
  MINIMUM         33    346 AM  28    1929  38     -5       44
  AVERAGE         51                        52     -1       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1902   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.90  -0.49     0.30
  SINCE OCT 1      6.04                      6.21  -0.17     7.17
  SINCE JAN 1      2.70                      4.21  -1.51     4.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.1  1955   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     20.4                      22.3   -1.9     17.7
  SINCE JUL 1     76.2                      62.3   13.9     36.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       235    -50      202
  SINCE MAR 1   1838                      1847     -9     1462
  SINCE JUL 1   6651                      7352   -701     6271

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         1      2        3
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64           400 AM
 LOWEST     18           300 PM
 AVERAGE    41

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THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        92      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        30      1974
                                             1942


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   858 PM MDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   859 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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