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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
145 AM MDT TUE JUL 27 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 26 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         82    319 PM  96    1931  82      0       79       
  MINIMUM         45    538 AM  36    1999  46     -1       54       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1909   0.04  -0.04     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      1.25  -0.34     0.37    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.54                     10.11  -2.57     7.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      8.19  -1.39     7.03    
                                                                     
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        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       110    -29       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    393                       388      5      349       
  SINCE JUL 1     81                       110    -29       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        46     -6       86       
  SINCE JUN 1     40                        55    -15       95       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        55    -15       98       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
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    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1999                    
                                             1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        38      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 27 2004..........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   905 PM MDT   
JULY 28 2004..........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   904 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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