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CDUS45 KMSO 280739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT THU SEP 28 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         74    411 PM  89    1957  66      8       72       
  MINIMUM         44    524 AM  24    1964  36      8       37       
  AVERAGE         59                        51      8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1982   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      0.98   0.65     1.56    
  SINCE OCT 1     16.57                     13.72   2.85    12.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.29                     10.78   1.51    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        6                        14     -8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       246    -39      228       
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       246    -39      228       
  SINCE JUL 1    248                       363   -115      295       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
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    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        22      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2006.....SUNRISE   731 AM MDT   SUNSET   722 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2006.....SUNRISE   732 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 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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