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CDUS45 KMSO 010737
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT TUE MAY 1 2007


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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    417 PM  82    1941  63      8       59       
  MINIMUM         43    521 AM  20    1909  36      7       39       
  AVERAGE         57                        49      8       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1951   0.05  -0.05     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.09  -0.17     3.10    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.93                      6.82   0.11    10.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.58                      3.88  -1.30     5.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     10.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        16     -8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  561                       587    -26      550       
  SINCE MAR 1   1244                      1448   -204     1419       
  SINCE JUL 1   6344                      7060   -716     6690       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        21      1954                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2007...........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   846 PM MDT   
MAY  2 2007...........SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   848 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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