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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1246 AM MST SUN DEC 17 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         33    320 PM  57    1941  30      3       19       
  MINIMUM         14   1107 PM -26    1964  16     -2        7       
  AVERAGE         24                        23      1       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.59 1955   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.56  -0.10     0.16    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.11                      2.35   1.76     3.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.40                     13.23   3.17    14.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     19.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        42     -1       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  602                       652    -50      836       
  SINCE DEC 1    602                       652    -50      836       
  SINCE JUL 1   2372                      2667   -295     2713       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        50      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -30      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2006......SUNRISE   816 AM MST   SUNSET   448 PM MST   
DECEMBER 18 2006......SUNRISE   817 AM MST   SUNSET   449 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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