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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
430 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         84    256 PM 101    1908  85     -1       90       
  MINIMUM         58    121 AM  38    1995  51      7       42       
                                      1911                          
  AVERAGE         71                        68      3       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.78 1946   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.09  -0.03     0.44    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.48                     11.59  -1.11     9.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.47                      8.65  -2.18     7.21    
                                                                     
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                        52    -30        3       
  SINCE JUN 1    161                       233    -72      205       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        55    -33        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            6                         4      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       111     49      149       
  SINCE JUN 1    180                       144     36      194       
  SINCE JAN 1    188                       147     41      202       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1971                    
                                             1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2009..........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   909 PM MDT   
AUGUST  1 2009........SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   908 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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