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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SUN MAY 29 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         75    345 PM  90    1919  65     10       53       
  MINIMUM         35    511 AM  21    1947  37     -2       39       
  AVERAGE         55                        51      4       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1927   0.07  -0.07     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.50                      1.82   0.68     2.02    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.26                      6.59  -1.33     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.49                      4.67  -0.18     3.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        MM                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        14     -4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  504                       491     13      522       
  SINCE MAR 1   2306                      2349    -43     2099       
  SINCE JUL 1   8435                      9072   -637     8619       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   911 PM MDT   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   912 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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