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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
221 AM MDT SUN SEP 10 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         82    329 PM  92    1981  74      8       75       
  MINIMUM         53    705 AM  28    1962  42     11       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        58     10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.54 1931   0.04  -0.04     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36     0.12    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.94                     13.10   1.84    11.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.66                     10.16   0.50     9.90    
                                                                     
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        0                         7     -7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        55    -43       21       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        55    -43       21       
  SINCE JUL 1     53                       172   -119       88       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                         9     14        7       
  SINCE SEP 1     23                         9     14        7       
  SINCE JAN 1    461                       255    206      311       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2006.....SUNRISE   707 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2006.....SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 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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