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CDUS45 KMSO 200739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN AUG 20 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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    410 PM 100    1961  83      5       82       
  MINIMUM         44    601 AM  36    1913  49     -5       43       
  AVERAGE         66                        66      0       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.42 1906   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      0.68  -0.04     0.27    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.84                     12.27   2.57    10.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.56                      9.33   1.23     9.66    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        22    -10       16       
  SINCE JUN 1    102                       255   -153      284       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        77    -61       39       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        69    -15      105       
  SINCE JUN 1    383                       213    170      278       
  SINCE JAN 1    398                       216    182      278       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
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    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        36      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2006........SUNRISE   640 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 PM MDT   
AUGUST 21 2006........SUNRISE   642 AM MDT   SUNSET   836 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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