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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT SAT APR 10 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         43    505 PM  75    1996  49     -6       65       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM   1    1975  25      2       28       
  AVERAGE         35                        37     -2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.49 1918   0.03   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.27   0.15     0.72    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.86                      4.02  -2.16     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.12                      2.10  -0.98     2.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        28      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       259    -42      288       
  SINCE MAR 1   1079                      1336   -257     1310       
  SINCE JUL 1   7599                      8059   -460     7979       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        72      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -1      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2004.........SUNRISE   652 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 PM MDT   
APRIL 11 2004.........SUNRISE   650 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 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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