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CDUS45 KMSO 050738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         80    416 PM  95    1967  76      4       67       
  MINIMUM         45    526 AM  31    1962  45      0       49       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1897   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.08                     12.90  -1.82    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.78                      9.96  -0.18    12.23    
                                                                     
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        2                         6     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        21    -14       40       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        21    -14       40       
  SINCE JUL 1     74                       138    -64      114       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         5      1        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      6                         5      1        4       
  SINCE JAN 1    310                       251     59      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        35      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM MDT   SUNSET   808 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   703 AM MDT   SUNSET   806 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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