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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
239 AM MDT TUE AUG 3 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         78   1109 AM  95    1934  82     -4       91       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  30    1919  46      5       48       
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.02 1943   0.04   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.08  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.58                     10.41  -2.83     7.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                      8.49  -1.65     7.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    415                       413      2      349       
  SINCE JUL 1    103                       135    -32       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        9       
  SINCE JUN 1     43                        68    -25      120       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        68    -25      123       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      1938                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2004........SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 PM MDT   
AUGUST  4 2004........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   855 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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