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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
432 PM MDT THU APR 8 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         56    208 PM  73    1996  49      7       59       
  MINIMUM         30    619 AM -16    1982  25      5       25       
  AVERAGE         43                        37      6       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.69 1943   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.24   0.12     0.72    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.80                      3.99  -2.19     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.06                      2.07  -1.01     2.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        28     -6       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       231    -44      270       
  SINCE MAR 1   1049                      1308   -259     1292       
  SINCE JUL 1   7569                      8031   -462     7961       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         1      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2004.........SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   808 PM MDT   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   810 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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