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CDUS45 KMSO 290753
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
151 AM MDT MON MAY 29 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         52    627 PM  93    1934  69    -17       81       
  MINIMUM         41    639 AM  29    1960  42     -1       41       
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          0.85 1906   0.07   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      1.76  -0.24     2.25    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.65                      8.58   3.07     7.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.37                      5.64   1.73     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       18                        10      8        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       350    -63      359       
  SINCE MAR 1   1706                      1798    -92     1747       
  SINCE JUL 1   6977                      7410   -433     7056       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         1     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         1     14        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         1     14        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2006...........SUNRISE   548 AM MDT   SUNSET   921 PM MDT   
MAY 30 2006...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   921 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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