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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
158 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         43        MM  75    1996  49     -6       43        
  MINIMUM         34        MM   1    1975  25      9       27        
  AVERAGE         39                        37      2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1918   0.03  -0.03     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.27  -0.18     0.42    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.89                      4.02  -2.13     1.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.12                      2.10  -0.98     1.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        28     -2       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       259    -53      217       
  SINCE MAR 1   1221                      1336   -115     1079       
  SINCE JUL 1   7350                      8059   -709     7599       
                                                                     
 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     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        72      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -1      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 PM MDT   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 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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