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CDUS45 KMSO 090738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT FRI SEP 9 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         88        MM  92    1967  74     14       77        
  MINIMUM         43        MM  30    1960  43      0       41        
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.08                     13.06  -1.98    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.78                     10.12  -0.34    12.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     19.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        48    -32       68       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        48    -32       68       
  SINCE JUL 1     83                       165    -82      142       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         9     -2        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                         9     -2        4       
  SINCE JAN 1    311                       255     56      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     10           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE   708 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 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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