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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SAT AUG 12 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         78    422 PM 100    1996  85     -7       85       
  MINIMUM         52    613 AM  39    1895  50      2       52       
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.13 1990   0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.36  -0.08     0.04    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.48                     11.95   2.53    10.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.20                      9.01   1.19     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                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     90                       244   -154      268       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        66    -62       23       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        44      6       99       
  SINCE JUN 1    379                       188    191      272       
  SINCE JAN 1    394                       191    203      272       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        38      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM MDT   SUNSET   852 PM MDT   
AUGUST 13 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   850 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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