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CDUS45 KMSO 260741
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT SUN SEP 26 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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    419 PM  86    2001  64     10       74       
  MINIMUM         33    725 AM  13    1926  32      1       39       
  AVERAGE         54                        48      6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.48 1971   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      0.93   0.42     0.15    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.91                     12.62  -1.71     9.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.17                     10.70  -0.53     8.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                              
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        17     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  389                       329     60      307       
  SINCE SEP 1    389                       329     60      307       
  SINCE JUL 1    656                       623     33      407       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        84      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        18      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2004.....SUNRISE   723 AM MDT   SUNSET   719 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2004.....SUNRISE   724 AM MDT   SUNSET   717 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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