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CDUS45 KMSO 110740
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN SEP 11 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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         54    228 PM  92    1935  73    -19       75       
  MINIMUM         42    734 AM  28    1983  42      0       44       
  AVERAGE         48                        58    -10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          0.99 1942   0.04   0.43     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      0.40   0.19     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.67                     13.14  -1.47    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.37                     10.20   0.17    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       17                         7     10        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        62    -24       80       
  SINCE SEP 1     38                        62    -24       80       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       179    -74      154       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        30      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2005.....SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2005.....SUNRISE   710 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 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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