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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
439 PM MST TUE NOV 30 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         30    143 PM  58    1999  33     -3       41       
  MINIMUM          4    123 AM -28    1975   9     -5       22       
  AVERAGE         17                        21     -4       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.36 1919   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.60  -0.53     0.26    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.40                      1.39  -0.99     0.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                     12.25  -1.68     9.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                             
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                             
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                              
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           48                        44      4       33       
  MONTH TO DATE 1058                      1137    -79     1291       
  SINCE SEP 1   2248                      2295    -47     2320       
  SINCE JUL 1   2515                      2589    -74     2420       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        55      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -16      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 30 2004......SUNRISE   751 AM MST   SUNSET   447 PM MST   
DECEMBER  1 2004......SUNRISE   752 AM MST   SUNSET   446 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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