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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN OCT 8 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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  79    1907  62      0       60       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  21    1894  34      5       41       
  AVERAGE         51                        48      3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.92 1893   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.21  -0.18     0.76    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.03                      0.21  -0.18     0.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.32                     11.09   1.23    12.10    
                                                                     
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       14                        17     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                       114    -42      128       
  SINCE SEP 1    293                       390    -97      384       
  SINCE JUL 1    334                       507   -173      451       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        10     15        7       
  SINCE JAN 1    463                       256    207      311       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        18      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2006.......SUNRISE   745 AM MDT   SUNSET   702 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  9 2006.......SUNRISE   746 AM MDT   SUNSET   700 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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