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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
143 AM MDT THU MAR 20 2008


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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48    359 PM  70    1910  50     -2       66       
  MINIMUM         27    653 AM   8    1974  28     -1       28       
                                      1906                          
  AVERAGE         38                        39     -1       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.39 1977   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.58   0.02     0.16    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.14                      5.35  -1.21     5.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.97                      2.41  -0.44     1.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    7.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     24.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     41.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        26      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  509                       546    -37      426       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       546    -37      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   5711                      6158   -447     5526       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        70      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1913                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2008.........SUNRISE   738 AM MDT   SUNSET   750 PM MDT   
MARCH 21 2008.........SUNRISE   736 AM MDT   SUNSET   751 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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