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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1238 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         16    445 PM  60    1939  29    -13       29       
  MINIMUM         11   1032 AM -28    1979  15     -4        8       
  AVERAGE         14                        22     -8       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.23 2004   0.04  -0.03     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.04  -0.03     0.23    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.31                      2.98  -1.67     3.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.04  -0.03     0.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        43      8       46       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        43      8       46       
  SINCE DEC 1   1137                      1330   -193     1234       
  SINCE JUL 1   3087                      3345   -258     3096       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        59      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2005.......SUNRISE   822 AM MST   SUNSET   500 PM MST   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   822 AM MST   SUNSET   501 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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