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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT TUE AUG 31 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         79    446 PM  89    1954  74      5       75       
  MINIMUM         37    506 AM  25    1965  41     -4       37       
  AVERAGE         58                        58      0       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1971   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.32   0.70     1.75    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.56                     11.65  -2.09     9.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.82                      9.73  -0.91     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        7                         8     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       163     -2       49       
  SINCE JUN 1    576                       570      6      398       
  SINCE JUL 1    264                       292    -28       94       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        57    -45       64       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                       121    -69      175       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                       121    -69      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        28      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2004........SUNRISE   650 AM MDT   SUNSET   809 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2004.....SUNRISE   651 AM MDT   SUNSET   807 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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