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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         66    354 PM  88    1936  60      6       55       
  MINIMUM         35    557 AM  18    1983  34      1       19       
  AVERAGE         51                        47      4       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.70 1952   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      0.84   0.87     0.07    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.47                      5.61  -1.14     2.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.70                      3.69   0.01     1.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        18     -4       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  281                       273      8      249       
  SINCE MAR 1   2083                      2131    -48     1826       
  SINCE JUL 1   8212                      8854   -642     8346       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        21      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 PM MDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   857 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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