Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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CXUS55 KMSO 012059
CLMMSO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
248 PM MDT MON APR 1 2013
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...THE MISSOULA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 78 03/30/2004
LOW -13 03/05/1955
HIGHEST 67 03/31 MM MM 64
LOWEST 14 03/23 MM MM 18
AVG. MAXIMUM 49.5 49.8 -0.3 49.8
AVG. MINIMUM 26.8 27.7 -0.9 29.0
MEAN 38.1 38.8 -0.7 39.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 23.0 3.0 25
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.31 1901
MINIMUM 0.11 1911
TOTALS 0.60 1.00 -0.40 1.18
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.04
DAYS >= .01 12 11.4 0.6 13
DAYS >= .10 2 3.4 -1.4 6
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.13 03/18 TO 03/18 0.29
03/06 TO 03/06
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 7.0 5.1 1.9 2.2
SINCE 7/1 43.7 36.5 7.2 39.8
DAYS >= TRACE 13 5.1 7.9 10
DAYS >= 1.0 4 1.8 2.2 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 03/23 1
03/19
03/04
24 HR TOTAL 1.8 MM 1.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 825 814 11
SINCE 7/1 5816 6183 -367
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/260 DATE 03/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/250 DATE 03/20
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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