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CDUS45 KMSO 010740
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT FRI SEP 1 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         69    344 PM  94    1991  78     -9       77       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  36    1993  46     -4       38       
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.74 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.15  -0.41     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.94                     12.74   2.20    11.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.66                      9.80   0.86     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        9                         5      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        64    -27       44       
  SINCE JUN 1    127                       295   -168      312       
  SINCE JUL 1     41                       117    -76       67       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        99     -5      131       
  SINCE JUN 1    423                       243    180      304       
  SINCE JAN 1    438                       246    192      304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        35      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   816 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2006.....SUNRISE   657 AM MDT   SUNSET   814 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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