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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SUN AUG 31 2008


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         78    158 PM  96    1955  78      0       90       
                                      1940                          
  MINIMUM         49    524 AM  33    1965  46      3       47       
                                      1910                          
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.81 1977   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      1.12  -0.12     0.09    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.38                     12.71  -2.33    10.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.21                      9.77  -1.56     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        1                         5     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        59    -18       25       
  SINCE JUN 1    246                       292    -46      148       
  SINCE JUL 1     44                       114    -70       25       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                        95     53      122       
  SINCE JUN 1    342                       239    103      603       
  SINCE JAN 1    350                       242    108      607       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                      
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    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1991                    
                                             1940                    
                                             1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        36      1993                    
                                             1924                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2008.....SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 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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