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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
432 PM MDT SAT SEP 11 2004

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         62    254 PM  92    1958  70     -8       66       
  MINIMUM         44    100 AM  27    1921  38      6       51       
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.18          0.56 1907   0.04   0.14     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.44   0.14     1.12    
  SINCE OCT 1     15.11                     16.45  -1.34    10.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.72                     12.39  -0.67     8.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        11      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  109                        98     11       54       
  SINCE SEP 1    109                        98     11       54       
  SINCE JUL 1    233                       277    -44      111       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       12       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2       12       
  SINCE JAN 1    214                       147     67      313       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        25      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2004.....SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2004.....SUNRISE   710 AM MDT   SUNSET   755 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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