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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
431 PM MDT THU APR 11 2002

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         57    235 PM  74    1988  54      3       38       
  MINIMUM         36    659 AM  12    1940  30      6       31       
  AVERAGE         47                        42      5       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.02          0.60 1982   0.04  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.41  -0.27     1.59    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.96                      8.20  -3.24     5.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.24                      4.14  -1.90     3.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           18                        23     -5       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       264     10      325       
  SINCE MAR 1   1499                      1197    302     1259       
  SINCE JUL 1   7005                      7171   -166     7631       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        75      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        14      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2002.........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   822 PM MDT   
APRIL 12 2002.........SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   824 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.