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CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
144 AM MDT SUN MAY 2 2004

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         75    450 PM  82    1901  63     12       59       
  MINIMUM         36    609 AM  21    1954  36      0       43       
  AVERAGE         56                        49      7       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1915   0.05  -0.05     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.15    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.06                      6.87  -0.81     7.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.16                      3.93  -0.77     6.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     21.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     41.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        16     -7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       14       
  SINCE MAR 1   1258                      1464   -206     1423       
  SINCE JUL 1   6698                      7076   -378     6644       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        25      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   849 PM MDT   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   850 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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