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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SUN MAY 21 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         71    344 PM  90    1919  67      4       61       
  MINIMUM         52    612 AM  28    1989  40     12       37       
  AVERAGE         62                        54      8       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.29 1957   0.07  -0.04     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      1.20  -1.06     2.15    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.27                      8.02   2.25     7.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.99                      5.08   0.91     6.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     10.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     21.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        11     -8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       268    -50      261       
  SINCE MAR 1   1637                      1716    -79     1649       
  SINCE JUL 1   6908                      7328   -420     6958       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        28      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   555 AM MDT   SUNSET   912 PM MDT   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   554 AM MDT   SUNSET   913 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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