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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
450 PM MDT TUE JUL 9 2002

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 9 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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         76    254 PM  96    1985  80     -4       89       
  MINIMUM         46    547 AM  37    1981  47     -1       44       
  AVERAGE         61                        63     -2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.39 1943   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      0.48   0.33     0.23    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.61                     13.83  -3.22     9.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.89                      9.77  -1.88     7.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            4                         4      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        44     -7       12       
  SINCE JUN 1    255                       257     -2      302       
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        44     -7       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        16    -10       20       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        33     -7       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        36     -7       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       102      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        37      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  9 2002..........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   938 PM MDT   
JULY 10 2002..........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   937 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.