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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT FRI MAY 27 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         65    451 PM  83    1936  64      1       59       
  MINIMUM         29    545 AM  22    1975  37     -8       45       
  AVERAGE         47                        51     -4       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1906   0.07  -0.07     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.50                      1.68   0.82     1.87    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.26                      6.45  -1.19     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.49                      4.53  -0.04     3.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        MM                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        14      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  482                       463     19      495       
  SINCE MAR 1   2284                      2321    -37     2072       
  SINCE JUL 1   8413                      9044   -631     8592       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        25      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   909 PM MDT   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   910 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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