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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2004

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...THE KALISPELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2004...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         -3    327 PM  51    1903  28    -31       36       
  MINIMUM        -29    914 AM -30    1979  13    -42       28       
  AVERAGE        -16                        21    -37       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1926   0.05  -0.05     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.25  -0.12     0.13    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.53                      4.31  -0.78     2.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.13                      0.25  -0.12     0.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       81                        44     37       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       220     92      172       
  SINCE DEC 1   1652                      1517    135     1260       
  SINCE JUL 1   3735                      3756    -21     3547       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE KALISPELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        53      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -28      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2004.......SUNRISE   828 AM MST   SUNSET   458 PM MST   
JANUARY  7 2004.......SUNRISE   827 AM MST   SUNSET   459 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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