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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2008


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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         73    235 PM  93    1934  69      4       56       
  MINIMUM         40    529 AM  29    1960  42     -2       42       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.85 1906   0.07  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      1.76  -0.38     2.38    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.18                      8.58  -2.40     9.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.01                      5.64  -1.63     4.96    
                                                                     
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        8                        10     -2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  343                       350     -7      283       
  SINCE MAR 1   1937                      1798    139     1527       
  SINCE JUL 1   7139                      7410   -271     6627       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         1      7        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         1      7        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         1      7        4       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      1951                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2008...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   921 PM MDT   
MAY 30 2008...........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   922 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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