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CDUS45 KMSO 160740
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         53    316 PM  71    1994  48      5       55       
  MINIMUM         27    741 AM  -7    1906  27      0       29       
  AVERAGE         40                        38      2       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1982   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.45  -0.02     0.41    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.51                      5.22  -2.71     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.21                      2.28  -1.07     1.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     14.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     24.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        27     -2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  330                       440   -110      403       
  SINCE MAR 1    330                       440   -110      403       
  SINCE JUL 1   5639                      6052   -413     5843       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        67      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM MST   SUNSET   644 PM MST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM MST   SUNSET   645 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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