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CDUS45 KMSO 240739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008


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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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    516 PM  89    1941  68    -11       60       
  MINIMUM         44    511 AM  26    1966  41      3       37       
                                      1960                          
  AVERAGE         51                        55     -4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          1.10 1980   0.07   0.27     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      1.41  -0.43     1.66    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.78                      8.23  -2.45     8.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.61                      5.29  -1.68     4.24    
                                                                     
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                        10      4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  295                       300     -5      220       
  SINCE MAR 1   1889                      1748    141     1464       
  SINCE JUL 1   7091                      7360   -269     6564       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        29      1964                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE   551 AM MDT   SUNSET   916 PM MDT   
MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE   550 AM MDT   SUNSET   917 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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