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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         65    506 PM  85    1924  64      1       78       
  MINIMUM         32    511 AM  25    1894  37     -5       38       
  AVERAGE         49                        50     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 1980   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.19                      6.92  -1.73     6.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.89                      3.98  -0.09     3.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     19.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        15      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        31      2       16       
  SINCE MAR 1   1421                      1479    -58     1265       
  SINCE JUL 1   6730                      7091   -361     6705       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        22      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   850 PM MDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   851 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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