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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT MON AUG 2 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         89    223 PM  95    2000  82      7       91       
  MINIMUM         46    604 AM  34    2002  46      0       47       
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.48 1927   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.54                     10.37  -2.83     7.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      8.45  -1.65     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    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    415                       410      5      349       
  SINCE JUL 1    103                       132    -29       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         2      1        4       
  SINCE JUN 1     43                        66    -23      115       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        66    -23      118       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2004........SUNRISE   614 AM MDT   SUNSET   857 PM MDT   
AUGUST  3 2004........SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 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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