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CDUS45 KMSO 010745
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
144 AM MDT TUE AUG 1 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         79    612 PM 101    1908  85     -6       92       
  MINIMUM         43    525 AM  38    1911  51     -8       56       
  AVERAGE         61                        68     -7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 1946   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      1.09  -0.76     0.14    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.20                     11.59   2.61    10.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.92                      8.65   1.27     9.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     10.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        52    -48       23       
  SINCE JUN 1     90                       233   -143      268       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        55    -51       23       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       111    155      157       
  SINCE JUN 1    329                       144    185      173       
  SINCE JAN 1    344                       147    197      173       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
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    65           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2006........SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   909 PM MDT   
AUGUST  2 2006........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   907 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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