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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
147 AM MDT THU OCT 7 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         69    254 PM  79    1933  60      9       73       
  MINIMUM         26    713 AM  11    1974  29     -3       37       
  AVERAGE         48                        45      3       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1903   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.17                     11.04  -0.87     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       17                        20     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       117    -16       77       
  SINCE SEP 1    559                       527     32      457       
  SINCE JUL 1    826                       821      5      557       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         6     -5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                       127    -74      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        79      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        10      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2004.......SUNRISE   737 AM MDT   SUNSET   658 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  8 2004.......SUNRISE   738 AM MDT   SUNSET   656 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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