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CDUS45 KMSO 110742
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
141 AM MDT FRI AUG 11 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         90    539 PM 102    1928  85      5       91       
  MINIMUM         52    613 AM  37    1893  50      2       58       
  AVERAGE         71                        68      3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.76 1963   0.04  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.32  -0.07     0.04    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.45                     11.91   2.54    10.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.17                      8.97   1.20     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                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     90                       243   -153      268       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        65    -61       23       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        40     10       95       
  SINCE JUN 1    379                       184    195      268       
  SINCE JAN 1    394                       187    207      268       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        39      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2006........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   854 PM MDT   
AUGUST 12 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM MDT   SUNSET   852 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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