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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
629 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

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...THE KALISPELL MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              85   04/18/1936
 LOW               -8   04/01/1936
HIGHEST            73   04/26        MM      MM       80
LOWEST             16   04/17        MM      MM       20
AVG. MAXIMUM     52.6              56.1    -3.5     58.2
AVG. MINIMUM     28.5              31.2    -2.7     33.3
MEAN             40.6              43.6    -3.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     21              17.3     3.7       12
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.37   1978
 MINIMUM         0.01   1924
TOTALS           1.40              1.24    0.16
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.04    0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01        13              10.7     2.3        9
DAYS >= .10         4               4.0     0.0        5
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.49   04/20 TO 04/21              0.43

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.9               2.2    -1.3        T
SINCE 7/1        18.0              55.2   -37.2     31.4
DAYS >= TRACE       7               2.7     4.3        3
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.6   MM                             T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     725               640      85
 SINCE 7/1       6905              7411    -506
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/240    DATE  04/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/290    DATE  04/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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