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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
205 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         37    356 PM  75    1985  51    -14       56       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM  10    1945  26      0       34       
  AVERAGE         32                        39     -7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          0.75 1900   0.03   0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.42  -0.05     0.43    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.17                      4.17  -2.00     1.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      2.25  -0.85     1.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        26      7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  338                       392    -54      325       
  SINCE MAR 1   1353                      1469   -116     1187       
  SINCE JUL 1   7482                      8192   -710     7707       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        74      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         9      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 PM MDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM MDT   SUNSET   819 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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