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CDUS45 KMSO 170738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SUN SEP 17 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         50    607 PM  91    1937  70    -20       70       
  MINIMUM         40    747 AM  27    1970  40      0       43       
  AVERAGE         45                        55    -10       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          0.83 1947   0.04   0.38     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.64   0.29     0.68    
  SINCE OCT 1     15.87                     13.38   2.49    11.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.59                     10.44   1.15    10.46    
                                                                     
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       20                        10     10        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                       115    -49       96       
  SINCE SEP 1     66                       115    -49       96       
  SINCE JUL 1    107                       232   -125      163       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                         9     16        7       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                         9     16        7       
  SINCE JAN 1    463                       255    208      311       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2006.....SUNRISE   717 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2006.....SUNRISE   718 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 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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