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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
158 AM MDT FRI SEP 10 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         74    214 PM  87    1981  69      5       63       
  MINIMUM         38    630 AM  20    1959  37      1       34       
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1961   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.36  -0.22     0.02    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.70                     12.05  -2.35     9.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.96                     10.13  -1.17     8.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        95     22       42       
  SINCE SEP 1    117                        95     22       42       
  SINCE JUL 1    384                       389     -5      142       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         5     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                       126    -73      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        87      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        24      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2004.....SUNRISE   703 AM MDT   SUNSET   750 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2004.....SUNRISE   704 AM MDT   SUNSET   748 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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