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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
430 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2009


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         86    259 PM 102    1960  85      1       93       
  MINIMUM         50    530 AM  38    1901  51     -1       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        68      0       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.47 1983   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.74  -0.31     0.30    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.85                     11.24  -1.39     9.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.84                      8.30  -2.46     7.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     24.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        41    -19        3       
  SINCE JUN 1    161                       219    -58      205       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        41    -19        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         4     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        69      8       94       
  SINCE JUN 1     97                       102     -5      139       
  SINCE JAN 1    105                       105      0      147       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        25      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 20 2009..........SUNRISE   602 AM MDT   SUNSET   922 PM MDT   
JULY 21 2009..........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   921 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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