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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
747 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              90   04/25/1910
 LOW                2   04/01/1936
HIGHEST            72   04/26        MM      MM       85
LOWEST             15   04/22        MM      MM       22
AVG. MAXIMUM     54.4              58.5    -4.1     60.3
AVG. MINIMUM     30.9              32.8    -1.9     35.4
MEAN             42.6              45.7    -3.1     47.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     16              13.4     2.6       11
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.15   1943
 MINIMUM            T   1908
TOTALS           0.68              1.22   -0.54     1.19
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.04   -0.02     0.04
DAYS >= .01        11              11.1    -0.1       15
DAYS >= .10         1               3.6    -2.6        2
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.30   04/20 TO 04/21              0.63
                        04/21 TO 04/21
                        04/21 TO 04/22

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            4.8               1.2     3.6        T
SINCE 7/1        48.5              37.7    10.8     39.8
DAYS >= TRACE       8               1.6     6.4        6
DAYS >= 1.0         2               0.4     1.6        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   04/22                          0
 24 HR TOTAL      3.5   04/21 TO 04/21                 T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     663               580      83
 SINCE 7/1       6479              6763    -284
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/280    DATE  04/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/280    DATE  04/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      6

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

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