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CDUS45 KMSO 100859
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
158 AM MST SUN DEC 10 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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         27    610 PM  54    1979  31     -4       18       
  MINIMUM         13    856 AM -22    1972  17     -4       -1       
  AVERAGE         20                        24     -4        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1939   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.28  -0.23     0.16    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.70                      2.07   1.63     3.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.99                     12.95   3.04    14.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     19.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        41      4       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  376                       360     16      473       
  SINCE DEC 1    376                       360     16      473       
  SINCE JUL 1   2146                      2375   -229     2350       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    463                       256    207      311       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     5   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -19      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2006......SUNRISE   811 AM MST   SUNSET   447 PM MST   
DECEMBER 11 2006......SUNRISE   812 AM MST   SUNSET   447 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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