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CDUS45 KMSO 010742
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
141 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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    514 PM  94    1991  78     -1       89       
  MINIMUM         38    626 AM  36    1993  46     -8       47       
  AVERAGE         58                        62     -4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.74 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.15  -0.76     2.96    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.08                     12.74  -1.66    14.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.78                      9.80  -0.02    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   44                        62    -18       55       
  SINCE JUN 1    312                       295     17      244       
  SINCE JUL 1     67                       117    -50       74       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        99     32      152       
  SINCE JUN 1    304                       243     61      381       
  SINCE JAN 1    304                       246     58      381       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        35      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM MDT   SUNSET   813 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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