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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
141 AM MDT FRI OCT 1 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         65    311 PM  84    1992  62      3       68       
  MINIMUM         32    652 AM  13    1985  31      1       26       
  AVERAGE         49                        46      3       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1909   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.09   0.26     0.15    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.91                     12.78  -1.87     9.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.17                     10.86  -0.69     8.93    
                                                                     
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       16                        19     -3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  458                       410     48      380       
  SINCE SEP 1    458                       410     48      380       
  SINCE JUL 1    725                       704     21      480       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         6     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         6     -5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                       127    -74      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        83      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        12      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2004.......SUNRISE   729 AM MDT   SUNSET   709 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  2 2004.......SUNRISE   730 AM MDT   SUNSET   707 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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