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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST TUE JAN 4 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         18    342 PM  51    1918  30    -12       26       
  MINIMUM          0    745 AM -19    1952  15    -15        7       
  AVERAGE          9                        22    -13       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.65 1901   0.04  -0.04     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.12  -0.09     0.32    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.33                      3.06  -1.73     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.12  -0.09     0.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        43     13       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       129     31      137       
  SINCE DEC 1   1246                      1416   -170     1325       
  SINCE JUL 1   3196                      3431   -235     3187       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        49      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   822 AM MST   SUNSET   502 PM MST   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   503 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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