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CDUS45 KMSO 260746
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT TUE SEP 26 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         73    447 PM  86    1974  67      6       64       
  MINIMUM         36    642 AM  15    1926  37     -1       39       
  AVERAGE         55                        52      3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.27 1917   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      0.92   0.71     1.56    
  SINCE OCT 1     16.57                     13.66   2.91    12.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.29                     10.72   1.57    11.34    
                                                                     
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       10                        13     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       219    -27      207       
  SINCE SEP 1    192                       219    -27      207       
  SINCE JUL 1    233                       336   -103      274       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2006.....SUNRISE   728 AM MDT   SUNSET   726 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2006.....SUNRISE   730 AM MDT   SUNSET   724 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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