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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         75    505 PM  83    1966  58     17       51       
  MINIMUM         35    408 AM  15    1950  32      3       33       
  AVERAGE         55                        45     10       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1964   0.06  -0.06     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.21  -0.21     0.44    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.61                      4.98  -2.37     5.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.87                      3.06  -1.19     4.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        20    -10       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        83    -31      100       
  SINCE MAR 1   1629                      1941   -312     1906       
  SINCE JUL 1   8149                      8664   -515     8575       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14          M600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        82      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        18      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   610 AM MDT   SUNSET   844 PM MDT   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   845 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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