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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
157 AM MDT FRI MAY 14 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         47    542 PM  84    1993  60    -13       60       
  MINIMUM         26   1151 PM  18    1983  34     -8       35       
  AVERAGE         37                        47    -10       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.35 1951   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.77  -0.70     0.76    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.68                      5.54  -2.86     5.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.94                      3.62  -1.68     5.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        18     10       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       255    -34      334       
  SINCE MAR 1   1798                      2113   -315     2140       
  SINCE JUL 1   8318                      8836   -518     8809       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        88      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        18      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2004...........SUNRISE   559 AM MDT   SUNSET   855 PM MDT   
MAY 15 2004...........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 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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