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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT TUE JUL 13 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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         84    548 PM  98    2002  80      4       92       
  MINIMUM         39    532 AM  33    1950  45     -6       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1904   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.63  -0.40     0.08    
  SINCE OCT 1      6.86                      9.49  -2.63     7.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.12                      7.57  -1.45     6.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                             
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        59      7       43       
  SINCE JUN 1    378                       337     41      347       
  SINCE JUL 1     66                        59      7       43       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       10       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        27    -27       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        27    -27       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        36      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2004..........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   918 PM MDT   
JULY 14 2004..........SUNRISE   554 AM MDT   SUNSET   918 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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