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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
147 AM MDT FRI AUG 27 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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         57    511 PM  91    1981  76    -19       88       
  MINIMUM         42    538 AM  26    1992  42      0       45       
  AVERAGE         50                        59     -9       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.63 1993   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.16   0.86     1.53    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.56                     11.49  -1.93     9.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.82                      9.57  -0.75     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       15                         8      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       131    -11       19       
  SINCE JUN 1    535                       538     -3      368       
  SINCE JUL 1    223                       260    -37       64       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        52    -40       64       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                       116    -64      175       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                       116    -64      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        29      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2004........SUNRISE   645 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 PM MDT   
AUGUST 28 2004........SUNRISE   646 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 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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