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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         36    348 PM  64    2005  46    -10       64       
  MINIMUM         24   1055 PM  -2    1932  26     -2       31       
  AVERAGE         30                        36     -6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.27 1978   0.03   0.02     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.27   0.47     0.09    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.62                      5.04   1.58     2.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.34                      2.10   0.24     0.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      9.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     21.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        29      6       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       272      5      189       
  SINCE MAR 1    277                       272      5      189       
  SINCE JUL 1   5548                      5884   -336     5498       
                                                                     
 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        69      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -2      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   659 AM MST   SUNSET   635 PM MST   
MARCH 11 2006.........SUNRISE   657 AM MST   SUNSET   636 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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