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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
309 AM MDT SAT AUG 7 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         85    310 PM  97    1983  81      4       82       
  MINIMUM         43    520 AM  36    1996  46     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.41 1894   0.05  -0.05     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.25  -0.08     0.58    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.71                     10.58  -2.87     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.97                      8.66  -1.69     7.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        21    -17        2       
  SINCE JUN 1    419                       428     -9      351       
  SINCE JUL 1    107                       150    -43       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        12     -6       14       
  SINCE JUN 1     46                        76    -30      125       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        76    -30      128       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        96      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2004........SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   850 PM MDT   
AUGUST  8 2004........SUNRISE   622 AM MDT   SUNSET   849 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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