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CDUS45 KMSO 090738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         89    512 PM 100    1971  85      4       81       
  MINIMUM         58    547 AM  36    1893  51      7       44       
  AVERAGE         74                        68      6       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.42 1915   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.24  -0.20     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.73                     11.83  -1.10    12.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.43                      8.89   0.54     9.27    
                                                                     
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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        6       
  SINCE JUN 1    268                       241     27      195       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        63    -40       25       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        32     38       47       
  SINCE JUN 1    243                       176     67      276       
  SINCE JAN 1    243                       179     64      276       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        99      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 PM MDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM MDT   SUNSET   855 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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