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CDUS45 KMSO 170739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN JUL 17 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         83    321 PM 103    1919  84     -1       98       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  35    1914  50     -1       59       
  AVERAGE         66                        67     -1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.37 1908   0.03  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.62  -0.58     0.24    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.59                     11.12  -0.53    11.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.29                      8.18   1.11     8.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     19.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        37    -17       19       
  SINCE JUN 1    265                       215     50      189       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        37    -17       19       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        53     10       73       
  SINCE JUN 1     79                        86     -7      115       
  SINCE JAN 1     79                        89    -10      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       101      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 17 2005..........SUNRISE   559 AM MDT   SUNSET   925 PM MDT   
JULY 18 2005..........SUNRISE   600 AM MDT   SUNSET   924 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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