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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
143 AM MDT TUE MAY 30 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         59    444 PM  95    1936  70    -11       73       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  27    1951  43     -3       52       
  AVERAGE         50                        57     -7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.50 1917   0.07   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      1.83  -0.17     2.25    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.79                      8.65   3.14     7.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.51                      5.71   1.80     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       15                        10      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       360    -58      361       
  SINCE MAR 1   1721                      1808    -87     1749       
  SINCE JUL 1   6992                      7420   -428     7058       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         3     12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         3     12        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         3     12        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2006...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   921 PM MDT   
MAY 31 2006...........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   922 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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