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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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    129 PM  94    1998  79      4       78       
  MINIMUM         49    621 AM  32    1980  46      3       52       
  AVERAGE         66                        63      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.32 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.08  -0.69     2.96    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.08                     12.67  -1.59    14.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.78                      9.73   0.05    11.92    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        54    -24       55       
  SINCE JUN 1    298                       287     11      244       
  SINCE JUL 1     53                       109    -56       74       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        93     38      148       
  SINCE JUN 1    304                       237     67      377       
  SINCE JAN 1    304                       240     64      377       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   819 PM MDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 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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