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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1257 AM MST WED MAR 8 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         43        MM  62    1906  45     -2       61        
  MINIMUM         29        MM  -4    1920  26      3       38        
  AVERAGE         36                        35      1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.50 1921   0.03  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      0.21   0.45      T      
  SINCE OCT 1      6.54                      4.98   1.56     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.26                      2.04   0.22     0.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     19.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        30     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       214     -2      158       
  SINCE MAR 1    212                       214     -2      158       
  SINCE JUL 1   5483                      5826   -343     5467       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        66      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -6      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2006.........SUNRISE   703 AM MST   SUNSET   632 PM MST   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   701 AM MST   SUNSET   634 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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