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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
854 PM MDT WED APR 7 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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         59    232 PM  71    1930  49     10       48       
  MINIMUM         29    619 AM  -6    1982  25      4       16       
  AVERAGE         44                        37      7       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.60 1897   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.21   0.15     0.72    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.80                      3.96  -2.16     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.06                      2.04  -0.98     2.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           21                        28     -7       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       203    -38      247       
  SINCE MAR 1   1027                      1280   -253     1269       
  SINCE JUL 1   7547                      8003   -456     7938       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        73      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -16      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2004.........SUNRISE   658 AM MDT   SUNSET   807 PM MDT   
APRIL  8 2004.........SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   808 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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