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CDUS45 KMSO 270746
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1244 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         36    353 PM  55    1980  29      7       33       
  MINIMUM         32    541 AM -21    1948  15     17       20       
  AVERAGE         34                        22     12       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.28 1960   0.04   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.96  -0.44     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.63                      2.75   0.88     1.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.97                     13.63   1.34    14.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.7                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     30.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        43    -12       38       
  MONTH TO DATE 1249                      1079    170      879       
  SINCE DEC 1   1249                      1079    170      879       
  SINCE JUL 1   3126                      3094     32     2829       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        56      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   454 PM MST   
DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   455 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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