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CDUS45 KMSO 240738
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SAT JUL 24 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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         74    355 PM  95    1931  81     -7       94       
  MINIMUM         45    539 AM  35    1954  46     -1       50       
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.29 1922   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      1.13  -0.22     0.08    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.54                      9.99  -2.45     7.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      8.07  -1.27     6.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                       101    -23       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    390                       379     11      349       
  SINCE JUL 1     78                       101    -23       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        40      0       73       
  SINCE JUN 1     40                        49     -9       82       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        49     -9       85       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        97      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        38      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 24 2004..........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   908 PM MDT   
JULY 25 2004..........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   907 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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