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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1238 AM MST TUE DEC 16 2008


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          3    347 PM  56    1924  30    -27       33       
  MINIMUM         -9   1148 PM -12    1972  16    -25       21       
  AVERAGE         -3                        23    -26       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.33 2000   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.52  -0.19     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.91                      2.31   0.60     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.56                     13.19  -0.63    10.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     35.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       68                        42     26       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  576                       610    -34      577       
  SINCE DEC 1    576                       610    -34      577       
  SINCE JUL 1   2291                      2625   -334     2414       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    348                       256     92      644       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        57      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -26      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   816 AM MST   SUNSET   448 PM MST   
DECEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE   817 AM MST   SUNSET   449 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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