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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT SUN APR 9 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         58    428 PM  82    1977  56      2       53       
  MINIMUM         32    656 AM  17    1973  31      1       35       
  AVERAGE         45                        44      1       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.89 1943   0.03  -0.03     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      0.24   2.21     0.28    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.48                      5.97   3.51     3.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.20                      3.03   2.17     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      9.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     21.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        21     -1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       178    -23      165       
  SINCE MAR 1   1024                      1030     -6      939       
  SINCE JUL 1   6295                      6642   -347     6248       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        76      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        19      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2006.........SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 PM MDT   
APRIL 10 2006.........SUNRISE   658 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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