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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2008


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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         89R   558 PM  89    2006  66     23       86       
  MINIMUM         43    543 AM  24    1966  40      3       48       
  AVERAGE         66                        53     13       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1991   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.99  -0.81     1.01    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.98                      7.81  -2.83     7.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.81                      4.87  -2.06     3.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     32.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     49.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       234     13      150       
  SINCE MAR 1   1841                      1682    159     1394       
  SINCE JUL 1   7043                      7294   -251     6494       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        2       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      2006                    
                                             1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1965                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   909 PM MDT   
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE   556 AM MDT   SUNSET   910 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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