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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SAT AUG 30 2008


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         86    430 PM  94    2006  79      7       90       
                                      1998                          
                                      1948                          
  MINIMUM         48    625 AM  32    1980  46      2       43       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.32 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      1.08  -0.08     0.09    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.38                     12.67  -2.29    10.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.21                      9.73  -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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        54    -14       25       
  SINCE JUN 1    245                       287    -42      148       
  SINCE JUL 1     43                       109    -66       25       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                        93     55      118       
  SINCE JUN 1    342                       237    105      599       
  SINCE JAN 1    350                       240    110      603       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1955                    
                                             1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1965                    
                                             1910                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   819 PM MDT   
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 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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