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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT SUN APR 25 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         53    505 PM  77    1910  55     -2       58       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  13    1958  29      5       41       
  AVERAGE         44                        42      2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1900   0.04  -0.04     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.77   0.14     2.04    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.35                      4.52  -2.17     4.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      2.60  -0.99     3.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        MM                                             
  MONTH TO DATE    MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       MM                                                
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        23     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  580                       638    -58      616       
  SINCE MAR 1   1442                      1715   -273     1638       
  SINCE JUL 1   7962                      8438   -476     8307       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        83      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        12      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM MDT   SUNSET   831 PM MDT   
APRIL 26 2004.........SUNRISE   624 AM MDT   SUNSET   832 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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