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CDUS45 KMSO 100742
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST WED MAR 10 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         56    132 PM  64    1972  40     16       43       
  MINIMUM         22    756 AM -23    1948  17      5       21       
  AVERAGE         39                        29     10       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.50 1904   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.18  -0.10     0.18    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.34                      3.10  -1.76     2.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.60                      1.18  -0.58     1.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        36    -10       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       338     -9      392       
  SINCE MAR 1    329                       338     -9      392       
  SINCE JUL 1   6849                      7061   -212     7061       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        62      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -36      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE   651 AM MST   SUNSET   630 PM MST   
MARCH 11 2004.........SUNRISE   649 AM MST   SUNSET   631 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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