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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SAT SEP 30 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         78    415 PM  87    1938  65     13       65       
  MINIMUM         45    643 AM  20    1985  36      9       37       
  AVERAGE         62                        51     11       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.36 1909   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      1.04   0.59     1.56    
  SINCE OCT 1     16.57                     13.78   2.79    12.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.29                     10.84   1.45    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        3                        14    -11       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       274    -58      254       
  SINCE SEP 1    216                       274    -58      254       
  SINCE JUL 1    257                       391   -134      321       
                                                                     
 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     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0                                         
                                                                     
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    83           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        20      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2006.....SUNRISE   734 AM MDT   SUNSET   718 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  1 2006.......SUNRISE   735 AM MDT   SUNSET   716 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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