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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT SUN JUL 3 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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         73    318 PM  93    1996  78     -5       74       
  MINIMUM         46    406 AM  29    1955  44      2       43       
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1983   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.07    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.02                      8.98  -0.96     6.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.25                      7.06   0.19     5.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        11     -4        8       
  SINCE JUN 1    360                       289     71      320       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        11     -4        8       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        11     -8        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        11     -8        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  3 2005..........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   924 PM MDT   
JULY  4 2005..........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   923 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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