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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1248 AM MST WED DEC 31 2008


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         31    250 PM  60    1917  29      2       32       
  MINIMUM         17   1013 AM -27    1968  15      2       23       
  AVERAGE         24                        22      2       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.38 1980   0.04  -0.03     0.01    
                                      1904                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.12   0.23     0.51    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.93                      2.91   1.02     2.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.58                     13.79  -0.21    10.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   18.6                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     51.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        43     -2       37       
  MONTH TO DATE 1319                      1251     68     1113       
  SINCE DEC 1   1319                      1251     68     1113       
  SINCE JUL 1   3034                      3266   -232     2950       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        52      1938                    
                                             1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -25      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE   822 AM MST   SUNSET   458 PM MST   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   822 AM MST   SUNSET   459 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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