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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
153 AM MDT THU APR 22 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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    200 PM  76    1906  54     -8       63       
  MINIMUM         22    533 AM   7    1951  28     -6       27       
  AVERAGE         34                        41     -7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 1947   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.65   0.26     1.11    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.35                      4.40  -2.05     3.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      2.48  -0.87     3.04    
                                                                     
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       31                        24      7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  515                       567    -52      564       
  SINCE MAR 1   1377                      1644   -267     1586       
  SINCE JUL 1   7897                      8367   -470     8255       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        74      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         7      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   827 PM MDT   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   828 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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