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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT THU SEP 21 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         56    420 PM  91    1938  69    -13       79       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  24    1983  39      8       38       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.56 1984   0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.36                      0.77   0.59     1.19    
  SINCE OCT 1     16.30                     13.51   2.79    12.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.02                     10.57   1.45    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       13                        11      2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       157    -36      132       
  SINCE SEP 1    121                       157    -36      132       
  SINCE JUL 1    162                       274   -112      199       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        23      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2006.....SUNRISE   722 AM MDT   SUNSET   736 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2006.....SUNRISE   723 AM MDT   SUNSET   734 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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