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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
142 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         59    200 PM  83    1966  58      1       75       
  MINIMUM         30    543 AM  15    1950  32     -2       35       
  AVERAGE         45                        45      0       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.50 1964   0.06   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.21  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.84                      4.98  -2.14     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.07                      3.06  -0.99     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                           
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        20      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        83     10       52       
  SINCE MAR 1   1895                      1941    -46     1629       
  SINCE JUL 1   8024                      8664   -640     8149       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        82      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        18      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM MDT   SUNSET   843 PM MDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   845 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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