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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
433 PM MDT SAT MAY 8 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         69    256 PM  81    1987  59     10       46       
  MINIMUM         37    420 AM   9    1965  32      5       30       
  AVERAGE         53                        46      7       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.00 1911   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.45  -0.45     0.50    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.61                      5.22  -2.61     5.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.87                      3.30  -1.43     4.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        19     -7       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                       162    -70      216       
  SINCE MAR 1   1669                      2020   -351     2022       
  SINCE JUL 1   8189                      8743   -554     8691       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        79      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        16      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2004...........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   847 PM MDT   
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   849 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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