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CDUS45 KMSO 250748
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
147 AM MDT WED AUG 25 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         62    117 PM  95    1969  77    -15       82       
  MINIMUM         36    511 AM  31    1992  42     -6       44       
  AVERAGE         49                        60    -11       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.54 1987   0.04  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      1.08   0.72     1.53    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.34                     11.41  -2.07     9.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.60                      9.49  -0.89     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       16                         7      9        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                       116    -24       18       
  SINCE JUN 1    507                       523    -16      367       
  SINCE JUL 1    195                       245    -50       63       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        48    -36       62       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                       112    -60      173       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                       112    -60      176       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   643 AM MDT   SUNSET   820 PM MDT   
AUGUST 26 2004........SUNRISE   644 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 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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