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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         88    315 PM 103    1961  85      3       98       
  MINIMUM         49    621 AM  40    1896  51     -2       52       
  AVERAGE         69                        68      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.13 1950   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.04    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.20                     11.74   2.46    10.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.92                      8.80   1.12     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                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     90                       238   -148      268       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        60    -56       23       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        20     -9       36       
  SINCE JUN 1    340                       164    176      209       
  SINCE JAN 1    355                       167    188      209       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
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    52           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    33                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        99      2005                    
                                             1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2006........SUNRISE   622 AM MDT   SUNSET   901 PM MDT   
AUGUST  7 2006........SUNRISE   623 AM MDT   SUNSET   900 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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