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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT TUE SEP 19 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         65    523 PM  92    1938  70     -5       64       
  MINIMUM         32    651 AM  24    1971  39     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1908   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.71   0.22     1.19    
  SINCE OCT 1     15.87                     13.45   2.42    12.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.59                     10.51   1.08    10.97    
                                                                     
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       16                        10      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       135    -38      118       
  SINCE SEP 1     97                       135    -38      118       
  SINCE JUL 1    138                       252   -114      185       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
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    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        23      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2006.....SUNRISE   719 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2006.....SUNRISE   720 AM MDT   SUNSET   738 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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