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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT WED MAY 21 2008


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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         79    327 PM  88    1958  67     12       57       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  28    1989  40      7       45       
  AVERAGE         63                        54      9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          1.52 1901   0.07   0.25     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.20  -0.70     1.11    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.30                      8.02  -2.72     8.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.13                      5.08  -1.95     3.69    
                                                                     
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        2                        11     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       268    -19      169       
  SINCE MAR 1   1843                      1716    127     1413       
  SINCE JUL 1   7045                      7328   -283     6513       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         0      8        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         0      8        4       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1928                    
                                             1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        28      1960                    
                                             1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2008...........SUNRISE   554 AM MDT   SUNSET   913 PM MDT   
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   914 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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