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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         63    340 PM  82    1987  58      5       74       
  MINIMUM         36    534 AM  16    1965  32      4       41       
  AVERAGE         50                        45      5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.60 1925   0.06  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.39  -0.30     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.85                      5.16  -2.31     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.08                      3.24  -1.16     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        20     -5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       143     -3       80       
  SINCE MAR 1   1942                      2001    -59     1657       
  SINCE JUL 1   8071                      8724   -653     8177       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        81      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         9      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   847 PM MDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   848 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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