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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
435 PM MST SAT MAR 20 2004

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         49    255 PM  66    1999  46      3       51       
  MINIMUM         21    629 AM -12    1913  26     -5       26       
  AVERAGE         35                        36     -1       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.61 1953   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.77  -0.31     1.17    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.10                      7.45  -1.35     4.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.71                      3.39  -0.68     2.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.2                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      5.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           30                        29      1       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  593                       627    -34      653       
  SINCE MAR 1    593                       627    -34      653       
  SINCE JUL 1   6459                      6601   -142     6203       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        68      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -10      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   639 AM MST   SUNSET   651 PM MST   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   637 AM MST   SUNSET   652 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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