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CDUS45 KMSO 240738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SUN AUG 24 2008


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         85    537 PM 103    1969  81      4       77       
  MINIMUM         45    608 AM  37    1992  48     -3       49       
                                      1962                          
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1906   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      0.84  -0.08     0.09    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.14                     12.43  -2.29    10.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.97                      9.49  -1.52     6.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     32.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        33    -13       16       
  SINCE JUN 1    225                       266    -41      139       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        88    -65       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                        81     52      114       
  SINCE JUN 1    327                       225    102      595       
  SINCE JAN 1    335                       228    107      599       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         

                                                                      
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    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       102      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1910                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE   646 AM MDT   SUNSET   830 PM MDT   
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE   647 AM MDT   SUNSET   828 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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