Record Heat In Western Montana

From the Missoula NWS:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
830 AM MDT MON AUG 19 2008

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BROUGHT HOT TEMPERATURES TO THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES OVER THE WEEKEND AND MONDAY. SEVERAL DAILY HIGH
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN ON MONDAY AUGUST 18.

LISTED BELOW ARE PRELIMINARY METAR AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVER STATIONS
THAT BROKE OR TIED RECORDS FOR AUGUST 18.


.....METAR STATIONS - WESTERN MONTANA.....

NEW PREVIOUS
RECORD RECORD (YEAR SET)

MISSOULA 100 99 (1967)
KALISPELL 99 96 (1967)

.....COOPERATIVE OBSERVER STATIONS - WESTERN MONTANA.....

NEW PREVIOUS
RECORD RECORD (YEAR SET)

DRUMMOND 98 96 (1967)
LIBBY 32 SSE 93 90 (2001)
HAMILTON 99 96 (1934)
POLSON 98 96 (1919)
SULA 3 NE 93 (TIE) 93 (1999)
SUPERIOR 101 (TIE) 101 (2001)
THOMPSON FALLS 104 103 (1967)
WEST GLACIER 96 95 (1967)

.....COOPERATIVE OBSERVER STATIONS - NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO.....

ELK CITY 96 95 (2001)
PIERCE 100 98 (1940)

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