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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
430 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         94    259 PM 102    1961  85      9       79       
  MINIMUM         55    500 AM  37    1987  51      4       54       
  AVERAGE         75                        68      7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.55 1985   0.03  -0.03     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.03    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.48                     11.65  -1.17     9.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.47                      8.71  -2.24     7.24    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    161                       235    -74      205       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        57    -35        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         4      6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         8     12        7       
  SINCE JUN 1    201                       152     49      201       
  SINCE JAN 1    209                       155     54      209       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                     
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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     10           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2009........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   907 PM MDT   
AUGUST  3 2009........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   905 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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