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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1240 AM MST FRI MAR 3 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         53    252 PM  66    1994  44      9       53       
  MINIMUM         22    520 AM  -8    1960  25     -3       25       
  AVERAGE         38                        34      4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.29 1934   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.88                      4.83   1.05     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.60                      1.89  -0.29     0.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      4.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        31     -4       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        62     -7       49       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        62     -7       49       
  SINCE JUL 1   5326                      5674   -348     5358       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        65      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -8      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   712 AM MST   SUNSET   625 PM MST   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   710 AM MST   SUNSET   626 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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