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CDUS45 KMSO 240742
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
141 AM MDT THU AUG 24 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         89    308 PM 103    1969  81      8       78       
  MINIMUM         52        MM  37    1992  48      4       53        
  AVERAGE         71                        65      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1906   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.84  -0.13     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.91                     12.43   2.48    11.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.63                      9.49   1.14     9.78    
                                                                     
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                        33    -21       16       
  SINCE JUN 1    102                       266   -164      284       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        88    -72       39       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        81     -2      122       
  SINCE JUN 1    408                       225    183      295       
  SINCE JAN 1    423                       228    195      295       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       102      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2006........SUNRISE   645 AM MDT   SUNSET   831 PM MDT   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   647 AM MDT   SUNSET   829 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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