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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
432 PM MDT THU APR 8 2004

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         45   1008 AM  79    1977  54     -9       65       
  MINIMUM         40   1141 AM  15    1982  29     11       36       
  AVERAGE         43                        42      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.51R         0.43 2001   0.04   0.47     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      0.29   0.28     0.25    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.74                      8.08  -1.34     4.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      4.02  -0.67     2.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      5.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        23     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       195    -48      210       
  SINCE MAR 1    978                      1128   -150     1136       
  SINCE JUL 1   6844                      7102   -258     6686       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76          M100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        71      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        18      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2004.........SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 PM MDT   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   658 AM MDT   SUNSET   820 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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