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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT SAT JUL 16 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         92    518 PM  95    1935  80     12       88       
  MINIMUM         44    554 AM  33    1958  46     -2       58       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1907   0.05  -0.05     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.78  -0.63     0.57    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.17                      9.64  -1.47     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.40                      7.72  -0.32     6.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        71    -31       66       
  SINCE JUN 1    393                       349     44      378       
  SINCE JUL 1     40                        71    -31       66       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        24     -2       17       
  SINCE JUN 1     25                        33     -8       17       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        33     -8       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  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    71           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2005..........SUNRISE   555 AM MDT   SUNSET   916 PM MDT   
JULY 17 2005..........SUNRISE   556 AM MDT   SUNSET   915 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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