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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1240 AM MST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         44    308 PM  70    1910  50     -6       47       
  MINIMUM         27    823 AM   8    1974  28     -1       27       
  AVERAGE         36                        39     -3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          0.39 1977   0.04   0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.58   0.05     0.49    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.71                      5.35  -2.64     4.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.41                      2.41  -1.00     1.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.8                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     17.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     27.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        26      3       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  444                       546   -102      481       
  SINCE MAR 1    444                       546   -102      481       
  SINCE JUL 1   5753                      6158   -405     5921       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        70      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM MST   SUNSET   649 PM MST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM MST   SUNSET   651 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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