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CDUS45 KMSO 240746
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
145 AM MDT SUN SEP 24 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         62    315 PM  91    1938  68     -6       56       
  MINIMUM         35    333 AM  20    2000  38     -3       39       
  AVERAGE         49                        53     -4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1930   0.03  -0.03     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      0.86   0.77     1.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     16.57                     13.60   2.97    12.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.29                     10.66   1.63    11.17    
                                                                     
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                        12      4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       193    -24      172       
  SINCE SEP 1    169                       193    -24      172       
  SINCE JUL 1    210                       310   -100      239       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1994                    
                                             2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2006.....SUNRISE   726 AM MDT   SUNSET   730 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2006.....SUNRISE   727 AM MDT   SUNSET   728 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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