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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
155 AM MDT WED AUG 30 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         94R   258 PM  94    1998  79     15       83       
  MINIMUM         49    445 AM  32    1980  46      3       49       
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.32 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.08  -0.34     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.94                     12.67   2.27    11.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.66                      9.73   0.93     9.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     10.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        54    -33       30       
  SINCE JUN 1    111                       287   -176      298       
  SINCE JUL 1     25                       109    -84       53       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        93      1      131       
  SINCE JUN 1    423                       237    186      304       
  SINCE JAN 1    438                       240    198      304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2006........SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   820 PM MDT   
AUGUST 31 2006........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 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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