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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
431 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008


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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         83    242 PM  94    2006  79      4       90
                                      1998
                                      1948
  MINIMUM         48    625 AM  32    1980  46      2       43
  AVERAGE         66                        63      3       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.32 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      1.08  -0.08     0.09
  SINCE OCT 1     10.38                     12.67  -2.29    10.92
  SINCE JAN 1      8.21                      9.73  -1.52     6.57

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE JAN 1     32.4
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        54    -14       25
  SINCE JUN 1    245                       287    -42      148
  SINCE JUL 1     43                       109    -66       25

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         2     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE  147                        93     54      118
  SINCE JUN 1    341                       237    104      599
  SINCE JAN 1    349                       240    109      603
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM
 LOWEST     28           300 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1955
                                             1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1965
                                             1910


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   821 PM MDT
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   819 PM MDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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