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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
432 PM MST MON DEC 6 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         33    259 PM  54    1900  31      2       46       
  MINIMUM         14   1257 AM -28    1972   7      7       29       
  AVERAGE         24                        19      5       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.32 1923   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.40                      1.51  -1.11     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                     12.37  -1.80     9.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           41                        46     -5       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       271    -33      197       
  SINCE DEC 1    238                       271    -33      197       
  SINCE JUL 1   2753                      2860   -107     2617       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                       127    -74      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        50      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -31      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2004......SUNRISE   757 AM MST   SUNSET   445 PM MST   
DECEMBER  7 2004......SUNRISE   758 AM MST   SUNSET   445 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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