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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT THU MAY 25 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         77    316 PM  93    1934  68      9       58       
  MINIMUM         41    533 AM  28    1916  41      0       33       
  AVERAGE         59                        55      4       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.31 1953   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      1.48  -1.15     2.25    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.46                      8.30   2.16     7.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.18                      5.36   0.82     6.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     10.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     21.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        10     -4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  233                       310    -77      324       
  SINCE MAR 1   1652                      1758   -106     1712       
  SINCE JUL 1   6923                      7370   -447     7021       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2006...........SUNRISE   551 AM MDT   SUNSET   916 PM MDT   
MAY 26 2006...........SUNRISE   550 AM MDT   SUNSET   917 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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