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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
153 AM MDT TUE AUG 24 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         60    509 PM  94    1969  77    -17       75       
  MINIMUM         44   1152 PM  30    1992  43      1       49       
  AVERAGE         52                        60     -8       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.75          1.15 1976   0.04   0.71      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      1.04   0.75     1.53    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.33                     11.37  -2.04     9.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.59                      9.45  -0.86     8.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                       109    -33       16       
  SINCE JUN 1    491                       516    -25      365       
  SINCE JUL 1    179                       238    -59       61       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        46    -34       62       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                       110    -58      173       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                       110    -58      176       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        31      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2004........SUNRISE   641 AM MDT   SUNSET   822 PM MDT   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   643 AM MDT   SUNSET   820 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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