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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
855 AM MDT WED APR 14 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         69    215 PM  74    1908  51     18       61       
  MINIMUM         29    545 AM  10    2001  26      3       35       
                                      1975                          
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.20 1919   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.39   0.03     0.72    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.86                      4.14  -2.28     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.12                      2.22  -1.10     2.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        26    -10       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  305                       366    -61      356       
  SINCE MAR 1   1167                      1443   -276     1378       
  SINCE JUL 1   7687                      8166   -479     8047       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     11          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        75      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        10      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM MDT   SUNSET   816 PM MDT   
APRIL 15 2004.........SUNRISE   643 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 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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