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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         78    259 PM 103    1969  81     -3       62       
  MINIMUM         53    541 AM  37    1992  48      5       47       
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.16 1906   0.04  -0.03     0.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.84  -0.46     1.73    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.07                     12.43  -1.36    13.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.77                      9.49   0.28    10.69    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        33    -17       16       
  SINCE JUN 1    284                       266     18      205       
  SINCE JUL 1     39                        88    -49       35       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        81     41      148       
  SINCE JUN 1    295                       225     70      377       
  SINCE JAN 1    295                       228     67      377       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       102      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   646 AM MDT   SUNSET   830 PM MDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   647 AM MDT   SUNSET   829 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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