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CDUS45 KMSO 240739
CLIGPI


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
138 AM MDT SAT MAR 24 2012


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...THE KALISPELL MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         41    319 PM  63    1940  48     -7       48
  MINIMUM         30   1237 AM  -3    1964  27      3       23
  AVERAGE         36                        38     -2       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.09          0.39 1995   0.03   0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      0.80   0.48     0.62
  SINCE OCT 1      6.71                      7.10  -0.39     9.45
  SINCE JAN 1      3.69                      3.10   0.59     4.17

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.3
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1
  SINCE JAN 1     25.1
  SINCE JUL 1     31.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       29                        27      2       29
  MONTH TO DATE  671                       713    -42      703
  SINCE MAR 1    671                       713    -42      703
  SINCE JUL 1   6125                      6565   -440     6662

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM
 LOWEST     59           400 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE KALISPELL MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        66      1999
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -7      1955


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE   731 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 PM MDT
MARCH 25 2012.........SUNRISE   728 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 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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