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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
224 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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    413 PM  98    2000  82      1       91       
  MINIMUM         43    502 AM  37    1995  46     -3       46       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1975   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      1.41  -0.50     0.37    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.54                     10.27  -2.73     7.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      8.35  -1.55     7.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                           
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                       122    -19       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    415                       400     15      349       
  SINCE JUL 1    103                       122    -19       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        54    -14       96       
  SINCE JUN 1     40                        63    -23      105       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        63    -23      108       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
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    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2004..........SUNRISE   612 AM MDT   SUNSET   900 PM MDT   
AUGUST  1 2004........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   859 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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