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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
455 PM MDT SUN APR 11 2004

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         63    300 PM  74    1988  54      9       59       
  MINIMUM         28        MM  12    1940  30     -2       40        
  AVERAGE         46                        42      4       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.60 1982   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      0.41   0.16     0.26    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.74                      8.20  -1.46     4.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      4.14  -0.79     2.88    
                                                                     
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           19                        23     -4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       264    -59      263       
  SINCE MAR 1   1036                      1197   -161     1189       
  SINCE JUL 1   6902                      7171   -269     6739       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
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   100          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        75      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        14      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2004.........SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   823 PM MDT   
APRIL 12 2004.........SUNRISE   652 AM MDT   SUNSET   824 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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