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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
141 AM MDT SAT SEP 10 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         75    109 PM  92    1981  74      1       70       
  MINIMUM         45    510 AM  28    1962  42      3       46       
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.54 1931   0.04   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.36  -0.24     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.20                     13.10  -1.90    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     10.16  -0.26    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        5                         7     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        55    -34       75       
  SINCE SEP 1     21                        55    -34       75       
  SINCE JUL 1     88                       172    -84      149       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE   708 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2005.....SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 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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