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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
140 AM MDT SUN AUG 1 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         86    307 PM  97    2000  82      4       88       
  MINIMUM         43    553 AM  31    1968  46     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1937   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      1.47  -0.56     0.37    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.54                     10.33  -2.79     7.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      8.41  -1.61     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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                       129    -26       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    415                       407      8      349       
  SINCE JUL 1    103                       129    -26       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        55    -15      102       
  SINCE JUN 1     40                        64    -24      111       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        64    -24      114       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2004........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   859 PM MDT   
AUGUST  2 2004........SUNRISE   614 AM MDT   SUNSET   857 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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