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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
259 AM MDT FRI JUL 2 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         80    203 PM  92    1924  77      3       86       
  MINIMUM         46    544 AM  29    1935  44      2       45       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.46 1938   0.06   0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.06   0.01      T      
  SINCE OCT 1      6.70                      8.92  -2.22     7.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.96                      7.00  -1.04     6.66    
                                                                     
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        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         6     -4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    314                       284     30      304       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         6     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        10    -10       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        10    -10       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  2 2004..........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   924 PM MDT   
JULY  3 2004..........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   923 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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