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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
144 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         71    439 PM  76    1992  55     16       40       
  MINIMUM         28    618 AM  18    1958  29     -1       29       
  AVERAGE         50                        42      8       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1901   0.04  -0.04     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.85   0.06     2.32    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.35                      4.60  -2.25     4.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      2.68  -1.07     4.25    
                                                                     
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       15                        23     -8       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  617                       684    -67      671       
  SINCE MAR 1   1479                      1761   -282     1693       
  SINCE JUL 1   7999                      8484   -485     8362       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        80      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        15      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2004.........SUNRISE   623 AM MDT   SUNSET   833 PM MDT   
APRIL 28 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   835 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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