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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
447 PM MST SAT MAR 27 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         44    257 PM  65    1986  46     -2       33       
  MINIMUM         19    652 AM -10    1955  22     -3       18       
  AVERAGE         32                        34     -2       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.48 1916   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.72  -0.55     0.38    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.43                      3.64  -2.21     2.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.69                      1.72  -1.03     1.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           33                        31      2       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  776                       945   -169      919       
  SINCE MAR 1    776                       945   -169      919       
  SINCE JUL 1   7296                      7668   -372     7588       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        66      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -17      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2004.........SUNRISE   619 AM MST   SUNSET   653 PM MST   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   617 AM MST   SUNSET   654 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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