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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
137 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         46    558 PM  87    1918  64    -18       61
  MINIMUM         29   1156 PM  25    1996  37     -8       36
  AVERAGE         38                        50    -12       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.82 1993   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.20   0.05     0.12
  SINCE OCT 1      4.88                      7.02  -2.14     7.39
  SINCE JAN 1      3.38                      4.08  -0.70     3.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T
  SINCE JAN 1      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     17.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       27                        15     12       16
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        61     25       71
  SINCE MAR 1   1480                      1509    -29     1665
  SINCE JUL 1   6791                      7121   -330     6941

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM
 LOWEST     40           300 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1966
                                             1911
                                             1897
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        22      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2010...........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   852 PM MDT
MAY  6 2010...........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   853 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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