Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
1017 AM MST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE KALISPELL MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              58   12/04/1918
 LOW              -35   12/29/1990
                        12/30/1968
HIGHEST            48   12/01        MM      MM       46
LOWEST              9   12/09        MM      MM        6
AVG. MAXIMUM     34.1              29.7     4.4     34.9
AVG. MINIMUM     22.4              15.8     6.6     18.8
MEAN             28.2              22.7     5.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     14              17.0    -3.0       10
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              29.8    -0.8       30
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               3.3    -3.3        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.78   1917
 MINIMUM         0.28   1943
TOTALS           1.19              1.56   -0.37
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.05   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01        20              14.4     5.6        8
DAYS >= .10         5               5.5    -0.5        3
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.28   12/01 TO 12/02              0.32

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            6.5              16.3    -9.8      4.1
SINCE 7/1         8.8              26.7   -17.9      6.3
DAYS >= TRACE      22              11.8    10.2       13
DAYS >= 1.0         2               5.0    -3.0        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   12/31
                        12/29
                        12/28
 24 HR TOTAL      1.6   MM                           2.5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1130              1310    -180
 SINCE 7/1       3110              3514    -404
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1        192               147      45
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/260    DATE  12/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/250    DATE  12/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.90
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         23

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     82

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               22     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

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