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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         80    235 PM 102    1969  81     -1       68       
  MINIMUM         48    611 AM  32    1910  47      1       46       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.62 1907   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.88  -0.17     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.91                     12.47   2.44    11.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.63                      9.53   1.10     9.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     10.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        36    -23       24       
  SINCE JUN 1    103                       269   -166      292       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        91    -74       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        83     -4      122       
  SINCE JUN 1    408                       227    181      295       
  SINCE JAN 1    423                       230    193      295       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    34          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    27                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   647 AM MDT   SUNSET   829 PM MDT   
AUGUST 26 2006........SUNRISE   648 AM MDT   SUNSET   827 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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