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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
140 AM MDT SUN SEP 5 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         64    502 PM  93    1998  73     -9       85       
  MINIMUM         34    247 AM  24    1969  38     -4       41       
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1900   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.16  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.70                     11.85  -2.15     9.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.96                      9.93  -0.97     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       16                        11      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        39     17       10       
  SINCE SEP 1     56                        39     17       10       
  SINCE JUL 1    323                       333    -10      110       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                       125    -72      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        23      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2004.....SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2004.....SUNRISE   658 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 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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