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CDUS45 KMSO 080738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         71    437 PM  77    1934  55     16       68       
  MINIMUM         38    610 AM  17    1973  31      7       37       
  AVERAGE         55                        43     12       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.63 2001   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.21  -0.04     0.20    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.24                      5.94  -2.70     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.94                      3.00  -1.06     2.29    
                                                                     
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       10                        22    -12       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       157    -13      112       
  SINCE MAR 1    918                      1009    -91      824       
  SINCE JUL 1   6227                      6621   -394     6264       
                                                                     
 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     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        17      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM MDT   SUNSET   816 PM MDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 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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