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CDUS45 KMSO 030739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT THU AUG 3 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         83    530 PM 102    1961  85     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         48    605 AM  37    1987  51     -3       60       
  AVERAGE         66                        68     -2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55 1985   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.04    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.20                     11.65   2.55    10.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.92                      8.71   1.21     9.43    
                                                                     
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        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     90                       235   -145      268       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        57    -53       23       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         8     -7       16       
  SINCE JUN 1    330                       152    178      189       
  SINCE JAN 1    345                       155    190      189       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
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    61           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2006........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   906 PM MDT   
AUGUST  4 2006........SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   904 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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