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CDUS45 KMSO 020816
CLIMSO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
200 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         92    419 PM 101    1971  85      7       98       
  MINIMUM         58    546 AM  39    2002  51      7       54       
  AVERAGE         73                        68      7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.74 1960   0.03   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.03   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.73                     11.62  -0.89    11.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.43                      8.68   0.75     8.96    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    268                       234     34      189       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        56    -33       19       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         4      6       11       
  SINCE JUN 1    183                       148     35      240       
  SINCE JAN 1    183                       151     32      240       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2005........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   907 PM MDT   
AUGUST  3 2005........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   905 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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