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CDUS45 KMSO 220758
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
157 AM MDT SUN AUG 22 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         78    135 PM  91    1969  77      1       85       
  MINIMUM         46    611 AM  29    1966  43      3       42       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.40 1933   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      0.96  -0.12     0.69    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.38                     11.29  -2.91     8.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.64                      9.37  -1.73     7.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        95    -37       13       
  SINCE JUN 1    473                       502    -29      362       
  SINCE JUL 1    161                       224    -63       58       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        42    -30       58       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                       106    -54      169       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                       106    -54      172       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        32      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   639 AM MDT   SUNSET   826 PM MDT   
AUGUST 23 2004........SUNRISE   640 AM MDT   SUNSET   824 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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