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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66    434 PM  75    1930  49     17       59       
  MINIMUM         24    631 AM  -1    1997  24      0       34       
  AVERAGE         45                        37      8       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1901   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.18  -0.15     0.36    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.83                      3.93  -2.10     1.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.06                      2.01  -0.95     1.06    
                                                                     
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       20                        28     -8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       175    -31      144       
  SINCE MAR 1   1159                      1252    -93     1006       
  SINCE JUL 1   7288                      7975   -687     7526       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        71      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -6      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM MDT   SUNSET   807 PM MDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   808 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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