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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1240 AM MST FRI DEC 10 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         40    209 PM  57    1957  30     10       21       
  MINIMUM         19    743 AM -40    1972   7     12       -4       
  AVERAGE         30                        19     11        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1904   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.21    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.40                      1.57  -1.17     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                     12.43  -1.86     9.51    
                                                                     
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       35                        46    -11       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  340                       409    -69      342       
  SINCE DEC 1    340                       409    -69      342       
  SINCE JUL 1   2855                      2998   -143     2762       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        57      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -34      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2004......SUNRISE   801 AM MST   SUNSET   445 PM MST   
DECEMBER 11 2004......SUNRISE   802 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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