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CDUS45 KMSO 170738
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2009


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74    549 PM  90    2006  66      8       84       
  MINIMUM         32    506 AM  26    1974  40     -8       41       
                                      1910                          
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1898   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      0.92  -0.26     0.18    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.93                      7.74   0.19     4.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.92                      4.80  -0.88     2.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     24.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     44.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        12      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       222     60      247       
  SINCE MAR 1   1876                      1670    206     1841       
  SINCE JUL 1   7152                      7282   -130     7043       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   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    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      2008                    
                                             2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2009...........SUNRISE   559 AM MDT   SUNSET   908 PM MDT   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   909 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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