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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
144 AM MDT SUN MAY 2 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         68    451 PM  80    1985  57     11       46       
                                      2000                          
  MINIMUM         28    529 AM   9    1975  31     -3       33       
  AVERAGE         48                        44      4       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.86 1938   0.05  MM        0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.05  MM        0.11    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.61                      4.82  -2.21     5.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.87                      2.90  -1.03     4.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        21     -4       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        21     -4       25       
  SINCE MAR 1   1594                      1879   -285     1831       
  SINCE JUL 1   8114                      8602   -488     8500       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
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          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        82      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        11      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   840 PM MDT   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   841 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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