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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1241 AM MST TUE DEC 7 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         35    333 PM  54    1900  31      4       46       
  MINIMUM         14   1257 AM -28    1972   7      7       29       
  AVERAGE         25                        19      6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        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)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        46     -6       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       271    -34      197       
  SINCE DEC 1    237                       271    -34      197       
  SINCE JUL 1   2752                      2860   -108     2617       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        50      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -31      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2004......SUNRISE   758 AM MST   SUNSET   445 PM MST   
DECEMBER  8 2004......SUNRISE   759 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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