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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
157 AM MDT WED AUG 11 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         80    441 PM  96    1928  81     -1       94       
  MINIMUM         41    550 AM  36    1950  46     -5       46       
  AVERAGE         61                        63     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1907   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.45  -0.28     0.58    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.71                     10.78  -3.07     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.97                      8.86  -1.89     7.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        37     -8        2       
  SINCE JUN 1    444                       444      0      351       
  SINCE JUL 1    132                       166    -34       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        20    -14       22       
  SINCE JUN 1     46                        84    -38      133       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        84    -38      136       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
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    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        33      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2004........SUNRISE   625 AM MDT   SUNSET   844 PM MDT   
AUGUST 12 2004........SUNRISE   626 AM MDT   SUNSET   842 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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