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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
140 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         69    216 PM  96    1955  78     -9       85       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  33    1965  46      1       47       
  AVERAGE         58                        62     -4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 1977   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.12  -0.73     2.96    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.08                     12.71  -1.63    14.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.78                      9.77   0.01    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        7                         5      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        59    -22       55       
  SINCE JUN 1    305                       292     13      244       
  SINCE JUL 1     60                       114    -54       74       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        95     36      149       
  SINCE JUN 1    304                       239     65      378       
  SINCE JAN 1    304                       242     62      378       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        36      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 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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