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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
140 AM MDT WED MAY 31 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         69    408 PM  95    1986  70     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         35    458 AM  30    1979  43     -8       41       
  AVERAGE         52                        57     -5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1908   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      1.90  -0.24     2.25    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.79                      8.72   3.07     7.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.51                      5.78   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       13                         9      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  315                       369    -54      368       
  SINCE MAR 1   1734                      1817    -83     1756       
  SINCE JUL 1   7005                      7429   -424     7065       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         4     11        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         4     11        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         4     11        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2006...........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   922 PM MDT   
JUNE  1 2006..........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   923 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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