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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT TUE MAY 23 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         75    203 PM  89    1988  68      7       57       
  MINIMUM         50    458 AM  22    1960  41      9       40       
  AVERAGE         63                        54      9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.95 1908   0.07   0.07     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.34  -1.03     2.25    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.44                      8.16   2.28     7.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.16                      5.22   0.94     6.14    
                                                                     
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        2                        11     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       290    -68      289       
  SINCE MAR 1   1641                      1738    -97     1677       
  SINCE JUL 1   6912                      7350   -438     6986       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   914 PM MDT   
MAY 24 2006...........SUNRISE   552 AM MDT   SUNSET   915 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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