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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1238 AM MST SUN DEC 24 2006

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         31   1219 PM  54    1936  29      2       45       
  MINIMUM         16    447 AM -30    1983  15      1       34       
  AVERAGE         24                        22      2       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.40 1917   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.84  -0.37     0.35    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.12                      2.63   1.49     3.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.41                     13.51   2.90    14.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     19.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        43     -2       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  923                       950    -27     1152       
  SINCE DEC 1    923                       950    -27     1152       
  SINCE JUL 1   2693                      2965   -272     3029       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        51      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2006......SUNRISE   820 AM MST   SUNSET   452 PM MST   
DECEMBER 25 2006......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   452 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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