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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
226 AM MDT SUN AUG 29 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         67    242 PM  93    1934  75     -8       73       
  MINIMUM         36    651 AM  26    1960  41     -5       42       
  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1964   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.24   0.78     1.75    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.56                     11.57  -2.01     9.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.82                      9.65  -0.83     8.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         8      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       147     -2       29       
  SINCE JUN 1    560                       554      6      378       
  SINCE JUL 1    248                       276    -28       74       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        55    -43       64       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                       119    -67      175       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                       119    -67      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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)   75        91      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        27      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2004........SUNRISE   648 AM MDT   SUNSET   813 PM MDT   
AUGUST 30 2004........SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 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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