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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008


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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         57    506 PM  90    1928  68    -11       53       
                                      1919                          
  MINIMUM         44    548 AM  28    1960  41      3       37       
                                      1953                          
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.54 1981   0.07  -0.07     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.27  -0.77     1.58    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.30                      8.09  -2.79     8.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.13                      5.15  -2.02     4.16    
                                                                     
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       14                        11      3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       279    -16      189       
  SINCE MAR 1   1857                      1727    130     1433       
  SINCE JUL 1   7059                      7339   -280     6533       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1960                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   914 PM MDT   
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE   552 AM MDT   SUNSET   915 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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