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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
143 AM MDT SUN OCT 10 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         72   1140 AM  79    1996  58     14       57       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM -12    1985  28     12       36       
  AVERAGE         56                        43     13       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.32 1938   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.27  -0.25     0.01    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.02                      0.27  -0.25     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.19                     11.13  -0.94     8.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                              
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                             
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                              
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        22    -13       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       181    -39      115       
  SINCE SEP 1    600                       591      9      495       
  SINCE JUL 1    867                       885    -18      595       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 10 2004.......SUNRISE   741 AM MDT   SUNSET   652 PM MDT   
OCTOBER 11 2004.......SUNRISE   742 AM MDT   SUNSET   650 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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