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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         52    421 PM  75    1990  55     -3       52       
  MINIMUM         32   1118 PM   8    1936  30      2       32       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.45 1970   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.06  -0.05     0.18    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.08                      5.79  -2.71     5.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      2.85  -1.07     2.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     17.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     27.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        23      0       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        46      0       51       
  SINCE MAR 1    820                       898    -78      763       
  SINCE JUL 1   6129                      6510   -381     6203       
                                                                     
 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     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        74      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        11      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   711 AM MDT   SUNSET   809 PM MDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   810 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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