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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
433 PM MST MON FEB 16 2004

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         38    246 PM  56    1977  36      2       41       
  MINIMUM         25    947 AM -25    1956  18      7       31       
  AVERAGE         32                        27      5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.58 1970   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.67  -0.50     0.14    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.39                      6.20  -0.81     3.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.00                      2.14  -0.14     1.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           33                        38     -5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  656                       636     20      571       
  SINCE DEC 1   3356                      3292     64     2811       
  SINCE JUL 1   5439                      5531    -92     5098       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        55      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -22      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2004......SUNRISE   743 AM MST   SUNSET   600 PM MST   
FEBRUARY 17 2004......SUNRISE   741 AM MST   SUNSET   601 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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