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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1240 AM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         55    425 PM  73    1986  52      3       56       
  MINIMUM         22    706 AM   4    1898  29     -7       41       
  AVERAGE         39                        41     -2       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.53 1979   0.03  -0.03     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      0.84   0.14     0.84    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.86                      5.61   1.25     2.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.58                      2.67  -0.09     1.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      9.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     21.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        24      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  778                       746     32      670       
  SINCE MAR 1    778                       746     32      670       
  SINCE JUL 1   6049                      6358   -309     5979       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        72      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         5      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2006.........SUNRISE   623 AM MST   SUNSET   700 PM MST   
MARCH 29 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM MST   SUNSET   702 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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