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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
441 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         88    250 PM 103    1961  85      3       93       
  MINIMUM         66    627 AM  40    1896  51     15       48       
  AVERAGE         77                        68      9       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.24 1911   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15     0.03    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.48                     11.74  -1.26     9.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.47                      8.80  -2.33     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                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    161                       238    -77      205       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        60    -38        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           12                         4      8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        20     34       16       
  SINCE JUN 1    235                       164     71      210       
  SINCE JAN 1    243                       167     76      218       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        99      2005                    
                                             1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2009........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   902 PM MDT   
AUGUST  6 2009........SUNRISE   623 AM MDT   SUNSET   901 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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