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CDUS45 KMSO 250742
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
141 AM MDT SUN SEP 25 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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         47    700 PM  90    1994  67    -20       68       
                                      2001                          
  MINIMUM         39   1046 PM  17    1926  37      2       43       
  AVERAGE         43                        52     -9       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.18 1917   0.03   0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      0.89   0.67     1.95    
  SINCE OCT 1     12.64                     13.63  -0.99    16.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.34                     10.69   0.65    13.87    
                                                                     
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       22                        13      9        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       206    -12      271       
  SINCE SEP 1    194                       206    -12      271       
  SINCE JUL 1    261                       323    -62      345       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   727 AM MDT   SUNSET   727 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   729 AM MDT   SUNSET   725 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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