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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
137 AM MDT THU APR 1 2010


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         44   1209 PM  71    1900  54    -10       41
  MINIMUM         27   1130 PM   5    1936  30     -3       31
  AVERAGE         36                        42     -6       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.93 1906   0.03  -0.03     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.02                      0.96   0.06     1.47
  SINCE OCT 1      3.45                      5.73  -2.28     6.80
  SINCE JAN 1      1.95                      2.79  -0.84     2.79

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8
  SINCE JAN 1      8.2
  SINCE JUL 1     17.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       29                        23      6       29
  MONTH TO DATE  777                       840    -63      964
  SINCE MAR 1    777                       852    -75      964
  SINCE JUL 1   6088                      6464   -376     6240

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM
 LOWEST     43           100 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        78      1900
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1936


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  1 2010.........SUNRISE   715 AM MDT   SUNSET   806 PM MDT
APRIL  2 2010.........SUNRISE   714 AM MDT   SUNSET   807 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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