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CDUS45 KMSO 080738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT THU SEP 8 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         86    425 PM  93    1944  75     11       75       
  MINIMUM         43    628 AM  28    1992  43      0       45       
  AVERAGE         65                        59      6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1897   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.08                     13.02  -1.94    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.78                     10.08  -0.30    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        0                         7     -7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        41    -25       62       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        41    -25       62       
  SINCE JUL 1     83                       158    -75      136       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         8     -2        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      6                         8     -2        4       
  SINCE JAN 1    310                       254     56      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
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    67           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2005.....SUNRISE   705 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 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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