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CDUS45 KMSO 070739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST TUE MAR 7 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         41    325 PM  60    1905  45     -4       59       
  MINIMUM         29    820 AM  -3    1943  25      4       26       
  AVERAGE         35                        35      0       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.31 1989   0.03   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.18   0.49     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.55                      4.95   1.60     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.27                      2.01   0.26     0.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     19.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        30      0       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       184     -1      143       
  SINCE MAR 1    183                       184     -1      143       
  SINCE JUL 1   5454                      5796   -342     5452       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        62      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -4      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2006.........SUNRISE   705 AM MST   SUNSET   631 PM MST   
MARCH  8 2006.........SUNRISE   703 AM MST   SUNSET   632 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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