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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
439 PM MST TUE MAR 30 2004

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         71R   249 PM  71    1966  50     21       67       
  MINIMUM         27    651 AM   5    1936  28     -1       35       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          0.47 1963   0.03  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      1.07  -0.53     1.55    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.18                      7.75  -1.57     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.79                      3.69  -0.90     2.62    
                                                                     
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           16                        26    -10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  813                       900    -87      913       
  SINCE MAR 1    813                       900    -87      913       
  SINCE JUL 1   6679                      6874   -195     6463       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
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    85          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        67      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         5      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2004.........SUNRISE   618 AM MST   SUNSET   705 PM MST   
MARCH 31 2004.........SUNRISE   616 AM MST   SUNSET   707 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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