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CDUS45 KMSO 130738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         77   1223 PM 100    1940  85     -8       94       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  38    1912  50      3       52       
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.66 1913   0.04   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.40  -0.24     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.85                     11.99  -1.14    12.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.55                      9.05   0.50     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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        6       
  SINCE JUN 1    268                       245     23      195       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        67    -44       25       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        48     51       77       
  SINCE JUN 1    272                       192     80      306       
  SINCE JAN 1    272                       195     77      306       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        40      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   850 PM MDT   
AUGUST 14 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM MDT   SUNSET   848 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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