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CDUS45 KMSO 012230
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
430 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         93    248 PM 101    1971  85      8       88       
                                      1893                          
  MINIMUM         54    606 AM  30    1901  51      3       52       
  AVERAGE         74                        68      6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.74 1960   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.48                     11.62  -1.14     9.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.47                      8.68  -2.21     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    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    161                       234    -73      205       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        56    -34        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            9                         4      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         4      5        5       
  SINCE JUN 1    190                       148     42      199       
  SINCE JAN 1    198                       151     47      207       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2009........SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   908 PM MDT   
AUGUST  2 2009........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   907 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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