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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
453 PM MDT WED MAY 12 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         34    200 PM  82    2001  60    -26       52       
                                      1960                          
  MINIMUM         25        MM  16    1985  34     -9       29        
  AVERAGE         30                        47    -17       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.50 1900   0.07  -0.07     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.70  -0.63     0.76    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.68                      5.47  -2.79     5.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.94                      3.55  -1.61     5.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           35                        18     17       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       237    -43      317       
  SINCE MAR 1   1771                      2095   -324     2123       
  SINCE JUL 1   8291                      8818   -527     8792       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        84      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        18      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2004...........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   852 PM MDT   
MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE   600 AM MDT   SUNSET   854 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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