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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
224 AM MDT SAT AUG 14 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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         86    433 PM  93    1940  80      6       91       
  MINIMUM         40    506 AM  32    1959  45     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         63                        62      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1974   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.60  -0.43     0.59    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.71                     10.93  -3.22     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.97                      9.01  -2.04     7.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                              
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        50    -11        2       
  SINCE JUN 1    454                       457     -3      351       
  SINCE JUL 1    142                       179    -37       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        26    -20       35       
  SINCE JUN 1     46                        90    -44      146       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        90    -44      149       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
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    55           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2003                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 14 2004........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   839 PM MDT   
AUGUST 15 2004........SUNRISE   630 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 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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