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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
135 AM MST TUE NOV 9 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 8 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         64    248 PM  68    1999  42     22       38       
  MINIMUM         21    758 AM  -7    1966  19      2       -4       
  AVERAGE         43                        30     13       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1910   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.16  -0.11     0.10    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.38                      0.95  -0.57     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.55                     11.81  -1.26     9.14    
                                                                     
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       22                        35    -13       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       268    -38      420       
  SINCE SEP 1   1420                      1426     -6     1449       
  SINCE JUL 1   1687                      1720    -33     1549       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
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           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        62      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -26      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  9 2004......SUNRISE   723 AM MST   SUNSET   505 PM MST   
NOVEMBER 10 2004......SUNRISE   724 AM MST   SUNSET   503 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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