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CDUS45 KMSO 110739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1238 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         58    444 PM  69    1900  46     12       55       
  MINIMUM         34    147 AM  -2    1948  26      8       33       
  AVERAGE         46                        36     10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.25 1967   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.30  -0.21     0.38    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.17                      5.07  -2.90     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.87                      2.13  -1.26     1.87    
                                                                     
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       19                        29    -10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       301    -93      282       
  SINCE MAR 1    208                       301    -93      282       
  SINCE JUL 1   5517                      5913   -396     5722       
                                                                     
 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    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        72      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -6      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM MST   SUNSET   637 PM MST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM MST   SUNSET   638 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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