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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         49    440 PM  80    1985  57     -8       68       
                                      2000                          
  MINIMUM         23    437 AM   9    1975  31     -8       28       
  AVERAGE         36                        44     -8       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1938   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.76                      4.82  -2.06     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.99                      2.90  -0.91     1.87    
                                                                     
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       29                        21      8       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        21      8       17       
  SINCE MAR 1   1831                      1879    -48     1594       
  SINCE JUL 1   7960                      8602   -642     8114       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        82      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        11      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   839 PM MDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM MDT   SUNSET   841 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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