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CLIHLN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
414 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013
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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 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         54    453 PM  89    2001  69    -15       58       
                                      1886                          
  MINIMUM         37    758 AM  26    1944  43     -6       43       
  AVERAGE         46                        56    -10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          0.71 2008   0.07   0.44      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      1.26   0.14     0.35    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.24                      5.06   1.18     5.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      3.49  -0.55     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1911   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.0                      10.7   -6.7      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.7                      38.0    1.7     40.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         9     10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       284    -45      270       
  SINCE MAR 1   1811                      1777     34     1494       
  SINCE JUL 1   6930                      7338   -408     6614       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         0      7        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         0      7        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1989                    
                                             1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   906 PM MDT   
MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   907 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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