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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
417 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         51    125 PM  67    1972  49      2       49       
  MINIMUM         36    721 AM  -4    1906  27      9       43       
  AVERAGE         44                        38      6       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.31 1923   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.48  -0.05     0.41    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.51                      5.25  -2.74     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.21                      2.31  -1.10     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       21                        27     -6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  351                       467   -116      422       
  SINCE MAR 1    351                       467   -116      422       
  SINCE JUL 1   5660                      6079   -419     5862       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        71      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         1      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM MST   SUNSET   645 PM MST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM MST   SUNSET   647 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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