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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SAT MAY 20 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         82    359 PM  91    2002  67     15       65       
  MINIMUM         56   1141 PM  27    1974  40     16       44       
  AVERAGE         69                        54     15       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.49 1902   0.07  -0.02     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.13  -1.06     1.96    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.20                      7.95   2.25     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.92                      5.01   0.91     5.85    
                                                                     
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        0                        11    -11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       257    -42      245       
  SINCE MAR 1   1634                      1705    -71     1633       
  SINCE JUL 1   6905                      7317   -412     6942       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         0     15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         0     15        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         0     15        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        28      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2006...........SUNRISE   556 AM MDT   SUNSET   911 PM MDT   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   555 AM MDT   SUNSET   912 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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