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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT TUE JUL 20 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 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         83    339 PM  96    1960  80      3       95       
  MINIMUM         58    439 AM  34    1962  46     12       53       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.60 1969   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.97  -0.30     0.08    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.30                      9.83  -2.53     7.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.56                      7.91  -1.35     6.74    
                                                                     
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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        87    -21       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    378                       365     13      349       
  SINCE JUL 1     66                        87    -21       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        32      8       44       
  SINCE JUN 1     40                        41     -1       53       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        41     -1       56       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        35      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 20 2004..........SUNRISE   600 AM MDT   SUNSET   912 PM MDT   
JULY 21 2004..........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   912 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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