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CDUS45 KMSO 020747
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT TUE MAY 2 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         61    341 PM  82    1901  63     -2       61       
  MINIMUM         30    520 AM  21    1954  36     -6       34       
  AVERAGE         46                        49     -3       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.76 1915   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.13                      6.87   3.26     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.85                      3.93   1.92     3.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     10.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     21.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        16      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        16      3       17       
  SINCE MAR 1   1438                      1464    -26     1405       
  SINCE JUL 1   6709                      7076   -367     6714       
                                                                     
 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 (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        25      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   848 PM MDT   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   849 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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