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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST WED DEC 28 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         37    322 PM  56    1980  29      8       32       
  MINIMUM         28    825 AM -19    1948  15     13       12       
  AVERAGE         33                        22     11       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.55 1937   0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      1.00  -0.45     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.66                      2.79   0.87     1.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.00                     13.67   1.33    14.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.7                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     30.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        43    -11       43       
  MONTH TO DATE 1281                      1122    159      922       
  SINCE DEC 1   1281                      1122    159      922       
  SINCE JUL 1   3158                      3137     21     2872       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    311                       256     55      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        54      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -14      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   455 PM MST   
DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   822 AM MST   SUNSET   456 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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