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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1238 AM MST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         57    344 PM  65    1968  44     13       39       
  MINIMUM         23    733 AM  -9    1989  25     -2       28       
  AVERAGE         40                        34      6       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.53 1944   0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.09    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.08                      4.89  -2.81     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.78                      1.95  -1.17     1.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     11.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     21.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        31     -6       31       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       124    -26      130       
  SINCE MAR 1     98                       124    -26      130       
  SINCE JUL 1   5407                      5736   -329     5570       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 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    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        61      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -13      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   708 AM MST   SUNSET   628 PM MST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM MST   SUNSET   630 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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