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CDUS45 KMSO 070739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN SEP 7 2008


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 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         69    334 PM  93    1998  75     -6       79       
                                      1966                          
  MINIMUM         44    644 AM  29    1895  44      0       52       
  AVERAGE         57                        59     -2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          0.65 1985   0.04   0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      0.24   0.49     0.01    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.42                     12.98  -1.56    11.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.25                     10.04  -0.79     6.81    
                                                                     
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        8                         7      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        34     30        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     64                        34     30        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    116                       151    -35       25       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       34       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         7     -7       34       
  SINCE JAN 1    350                       253     97      644       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1992                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  7 2008.....SUNRISE   704 AM MDT   SUNSET   803 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  8 2008.....SUNRISE   706 AM MDT   SUNSET   801 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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