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CDUS45 KMSO 030740
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT SUN SEP 3 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         87    516 PM  96    1998  78      9       88       
  MINIMUM         38    601 AM  34    1973  45     -7       45       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1898   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.94                     12.82   2.12    11.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.66                      9.88   0.78     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        2                         5     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        10      2        5       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        10      2        5       
  SINCE JUL 1     53                       127    -74       72       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        2       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        2       
  SINCE JAN 1    438                       249    189      306       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST      9           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        98      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2006.....SUNRISE   658 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2006.....SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   810 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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