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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
209 AM MDT SUN SEP 18 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         55    111 AM  91    1981  70    -15       59       
  MINIMUM         50   1145 PM  24    1965  40     10       45       
  AVERAGE         53                        55     -2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          0.80 1900   0.04   0.47     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.68   0.51     1.30    
  SINCE OCT 1     12.27                     13.42  -1.15    16.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.97                     10.48   0.49    13.22    
                                                                     
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       12                        10      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       125    -17      161       
  SINCE SEP 1    108                       125    -17      161       
  SINCE JUL 1    175                       242    -67      235       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        24      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2005.....SUNRISE   718 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   720 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 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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