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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1241 AM MST FRI DEC 22 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         26   1004 PM  56    1933  29     -3       31       
  MINIMUM         11    313 AM -25    1990  15     -4       23       
  AVERAGE         19                        22     -3       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.63 1964   0.04  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.76  -0.29     0.16    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.12                      2.55   1.57     3.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.41                     13.43   2.98    14.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     19.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        43      3       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  841                       864    -23     1097       
  SINCE DEC 1    841                       864    -23     1097       
  SINCE JUL 1   2611                      2879   -268     2974       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        54      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -28      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2006......SUNRISE   819 AM MST   SUNSET   451 PM MST   
DECEMBER 23 2006......SUNRISE   820 AM MST   SUNSET   451 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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