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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
451 PM MDT MON MAY 6 2002

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         47    102 PM  82    1992  62    -15       60       
  MINIMUM         35    353 AM  22    2001  36     -1       22       
  AVERAGE         41                        49     -8       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.48 1968   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.33  -0.18     0.01    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.63                      9.34  -3.71     6.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.91                      5.28  -2.37     4.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           24                        16      8       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       100     29      122       
  SINCE MAR 1   2027                      1673    354     1757       
  SINCE JUL 1   7533                      7647   -114     8129       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        24      2000                    
                                             2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2002...........SUNRISE   610 AM MDT   SUNSET   858 PM MDT   
MAY  7 2002...........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   859 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.