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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
152 AM MDT THU AUG 31 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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   1210 AM  96    1955  78    -11       69       
  MINIMUM         48   1003 PM  33    1965  46      2       47       
  AVERAGE         58                        62     -4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.81 1977   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.12  -0.38     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.94                     12.71   2.23    11.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.66                      9.77   0.89     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        7                         5      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        59    -31       37       
  SINCE JUN 1    118                       292   -174      305       
  SINCE JUL 1     32                       114    -82       60       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        95     -1      131       
  SINCE JUN 1    423                       239    184      304       
  SINCE JAN 1    438                       242    196      304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        36      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2006........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   816 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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