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CDUS45 KMSO 130753
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
152 AM MDT TUE SEP 13 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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         58    227 PM  90    1959  73    -15       61       
  MINIMUM         44    635 AM  28    1988  41      3       49       
  AVERAGE         51                        57     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.96 1896   0.04   0.03     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      0.48   0.18     0.76    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.74                     13.22  -1.48    15.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.44                     10.28   0.16    12.68    
                                                                     
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       14                         8      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        78    -12       96       
  SINCE SEP 1     66                        78    -12       96       
  SINCE JUL 1    133                       195    -62      170       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        27      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2005.....SUNRISE   712 AM MDT   SUNSET   752 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   713 AM MDT   SUNSET   750 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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