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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1247 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         11   1159 PM  50    1904  30    -19       38       
  MINIMUM        -12   1245 AM -30    1964  16    -28       20       
  AVERAGE          0                        23    -23       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.56 1917   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.60  -0.27     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.91                      2.39   0.52     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.56                     13.27  -0.71    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       65                        42     23       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  713                       694     19      650       
  SINCE DEC 1    713                       694     19      650       
  SINCE JUL 1   2428                      2709   -281     2487       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        50      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -18      1964                    
                                             1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   817 AM MST   SUNSET   449 PM MST   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   818 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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