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CDUS45 KMSO 050747
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1246 AM MST MON DEC 5 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         26    234 PM  58    1918  32     -6       34       
  MINIMUM         10    831 AM -15    1972  18     -8       23       
  AVERAGE         18                        25     -7       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.73 1943   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.12  -0.04      T      
  SINCE OCT 1      3.19                      1.91   1.28     0.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.53                     12.79   1.74    14.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.4                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     28.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        40      7       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       157     19      135       
  SINCE DEC 1    176                       157     19      135       
  SINCE JUL 1   2053                      2172   -119     2085       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    311                       256     55      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        50      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -18      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   806 AM MST   SUNSET   448 PM MST   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   807 AM MST   SUNSET   448 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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