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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT TUE AUG 17 2010


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         89    421 PM  97    1933  85      4       64       
  MINIMUM         51    603 AM  35    1893  50      1       50       
  AVERAGE         70                        67      3       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.38 1918   0.04  -0.04     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      0.56   0.34     3.00    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.92                     12.15  -0.23    13.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.42                      9.21   1.21     9.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      8.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        16    -14       46       
  SINCE JUN 1    240                       249     -9      207       
  SINCE JUL 1     50                        71    -21       68       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        60      8       71       
  SINCE JUN 1    203                       204     -1      252       
  SINCE JAN 1    204                       207     -3      260       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        99      2008                    
                                             1967                    
                                             1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        38      2002                    
                                             1976                    
                                             1910                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2010........SUNRISE   636 AM MDT   SUNSET   843 PM MDT   
AUGUST 18 2010........SUNRISE   638 AM MDT   SUNSET   842 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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