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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
140 AM MDT TUE AUG 22 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         94    508 PM 100    1969  82     12       97       
  MINIMUM         45    528 AM  37    1988  48     -3       50       
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1933   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.76  -0.05     0.27    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.91                     12.35   2.56    10.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.63                      9.41   1.22     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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        27    -15       16       
  SINCE JUN 1    102                       260   -158      284       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        82    -66       39       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        75    -13      116       
  SINCE JUN 1    391                       219    172      289       
  SINCE JAN 1    406                       222    184      289       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
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    66           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST      7           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2006........SUNRISE   643 AM MDT   SUNSET   835 PM MDT   
AUGUST 23 2006........SUNRISE   644 AM MDT   SUNSET   833 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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