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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
144 AM MDT SUN JUL 10 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 9 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         71   1138 AM  95    1985  79     -8       80       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  36    2004  45      5       36       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.63 1983   0.05   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.48  -0.42     0.23    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.08                      9.34  -1.26     6.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.31                      7.42  -0.11     6.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        46    -16       57       
  SINCE JUN 1    383                       324     59      369       
  SINCE JUL 1     30                        46    -16       57       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        12     -4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     11                        21    -10        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        21    -10        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        36      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 10 2005..........SUNRISE   550 AM MDT   SUNSET   920 PM MDT   
JULY 11 2005..........SUNRISE   551 AM MDT   SUNSET   920 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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