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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
157 AM MDT THU AUG 12 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         79    454 PM  93    1996  80     -1       91       
  MINIMUM         40    632 AM  33    1947  45     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         60                        63     -3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1958   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.50  -0.33     0.58    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.71                     10.83  -3.12     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.97                      8.91  -1.94     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        5                         4      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        41     -7        2       
  SINCE JUN 1    449                       448      1      351       
  SINCE JUL 1    137                       170    -33       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        22    -16       27       
  SINCE JUN 1     46                        86    -40      138       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        86    -40      141       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        34      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2004........SUNRISE   626 AM MDT   SUNSET   842 PM MDT   
AUGUST 13 2004........SUNRISE   628 AM MDT   SUNSET   841 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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