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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
839 AM MDT MON APR 19 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         46    348 PM  75    1936  53     -7       45       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM   6    1941  27      4       32       
  AVERAGE         39                        40     -1       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.40 1911   0.03   0.00     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.54   0.20     1.11    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.18                      4.29  -2.11     3.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.44                      2.37  -0.93     3.04    
                                                                     
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       26                        25      1       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  430                       494    -64      497       
  SINCE MAR 1   1292                      1571   -279     1519       
  SINCE JUL 1   7812                      8294   -482     8188       
                                                                     
 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     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        78      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1941                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2004.........SUNRISE   636 AM MDT   SUNSET   823 PM MDT   
APRIL 20 2004.........SUNRISE   634 AM MDT   SUNSET   824 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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