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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
438 PM MDT TUE APR 27 2004

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         73    114 PM  80    1980  60     13       55       
  MINIMUM         33    609 AM  18    1907  34     -1       34       
  AVERAGE         53                        47      6       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.89 1974   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      1.09   0.44     0.90    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.70                      8.88  -1.18     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.31                      4.82  -0.51     3.52    
                                                                     
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           12                        18     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  523                       586    -63      561       
  SINCE MAR 1   1354                      1519   -165     1487       
  SINCE JUL 1   7220                      7493   -273     7037       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               
  SANDSTORM                                                          
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        82      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        11      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2004.........SUNRISE   624 AM MDT   SUNSET   846 PM MDT   
APRIL 28 2004.........SUNRISE   622 AM MDT   SUNSET   847 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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