000 
CDUS45 KMSO 040747
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT WED AUG 4 2004

................................... 

...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76   1143 AM  95    1961  81     -5       76       
  MINIMUM         49    356 AM  34    1938  46      3       57       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.50 1907   0.04   0.07     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.12   0.03     0.38    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.69                     10.45  -2.76     7.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.95                      8.53  -1.58     7.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         9     -7        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    417                       416      1      349       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       138    -33       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         6     -3       11       
  SINCE JUN 1     43                        70    -27      122       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        70    -27      125       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        96      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2004........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   855 PM MDT   
AUGUST  5 2004........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   853 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$