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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1247 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         37    750 PM  56    1953  33      4       34       
  MINIMUM         28    746 AM -24    1996  18     10       22       
  AVERAGE         33                        25      8       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.10 1907   0.03  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      1.06  -0.42     0.92    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.94                      4.00  -2.06     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.64                      1.06  -0.42     0.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    8.9                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      8.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     19.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        40     -8       37       
  MONTH TO DATE 1325                      1291     34     1359       
  SINCE DEC 1   2411                      2578   -167     2547       
  SINCE JUL 1   4361                      4593   -232     4409       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        50      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -27      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   801 AM MST   SUNSET   540 PM MST   
FEBRUARY  2 2005......SUNRISE   759 AM MST   SUNSET   541 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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