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CDUS45 KMSO 160747
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT FRI SEP 16 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         77    322 PM  90    1953  71      6       55       
  MINIMUM         41    657 AM  22    1970  40      1       45       
  AVERAGE         59                        56      3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1954   0.04  -0.04     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.60   0.08     0.97    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.76                     13.34  -1.58    15.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.46                     10.40   0.06    12.89    
                                                                     
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        6                         9     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                       105    -17      134       
  SINCE SEP 1     88                       105    -17      134       
  SINCE JUL 1    155                       222    -67      208       
                                                                     
 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 (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        27      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   716 AM MDT   SUNSET   746 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   717 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 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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