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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
448 PM MDT THU MAY 9 2013


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...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         77    204 PM  85    1987  63     14       80
  MINIMUM         39    327 AM  24    1990  37      2       50
  AVERAGE         58                        50      8       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.96 1983   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.49  -0.08     0.30
  SINCE OCT 1      6.04                      5.80   0.24     7.17
  SINCE JAN 1      2.70                      3.80  -1.10     4.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           7.0  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     20.4                      21.7   -1.3     17.7
  SINCE JUL 1     76.2                      61.7   14.5     36.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                        15     -8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       149     -3      134
  SINCE MAR 1   1799                      1761     38     1394
  SINCE JUL 1   6612                      7266   -654     6203

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM
 LOWEST     23           200 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        88      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   556 AM MDT   SUNSET   849 PM MDT
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE   555 AM MDT   SUNSET   850 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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