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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
140 AM MDT MON AUG 9 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         76    523 PM  92    1990  81     -5       86       
  MINIMUM         34    613 AM  33    1988  46    -12       45       
  AVERAGE         55                        63     -8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1899   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.35  -0.18     0.58    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.71                     10.68  -2.97     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.97                      8.76  -1.79     7.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        29     -8        2       
  SINCE JUN 1    436                       436      0      351       
  SINCE JUL 1    124                       158    -34       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        16    -10       15       
  SINCE JUN 1     46                        80    -34      126       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        80    -34      129       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
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    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        96      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2004........SUNRISE   623 AM MDT   SUNSET   847 PM MDT   
AUGUST 10 2004........SUNRISE   624 AM MDT   SUNSET   846 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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