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CDUS45 KMSO 260739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SAT AUG 26 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         67   1201 AM  99    1970  81    -14       79       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  29    1910  47      4       39       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.30 1961   0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.92  -0.18     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.94                     12.51   2.43    11.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.66                      9.57   1.09     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        6                         3      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        39    -20       30       
  SINCE JUN 1    109                       272   -163      298       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        94    -71       53       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        85     -6      122       
  SINCE JUN 1    408                       229    179      295       
  SINCE JAN 1    423                       232    191      295       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2006........SUNRISE   648 AM MDT   SUNSET   827 PM MDT   
AUGUST 27 2006........SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   825 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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