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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
140 AM MDT FRI SEP 3 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         56    423 PM  92    1998  74    -18       82       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  25    1959  39     -3       41       
  AVERAGE         46                        57    -11       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.77 1921   0.04   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.08   0.06     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.70                     11.77  -2.07     9.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.96                      9.85  -0.89     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       19                         9     10        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        18      1        7       
  SINCE SEP 1     19                        18      1        7       
  SINCE JUL 1    286                       312    -26      107       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                       123    -70      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        23      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2004.....SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   804 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2004.....SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 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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