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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST THU JAN 6 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         13    239 PM  49    1921  30    -17       -2       
  MINIMUM         -3   1156 PM -21    1979  15    -18      -19       
  AVERAGE          5                        22    -17      -10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.58 1980   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.20  -0.17     0.33    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.33                      3.14  -1.81     3.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.20  -0.17     0.33    
                                                                     
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       60                        43     17       75       
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       215     58      276       
  SINCE DEC 1   1359                      1502   -143     1464       
  SINCE JUL 1   3309                      3517   -208     3326       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        49      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -23      2004                    
                                             1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   504 PM MST   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   505 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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