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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT MON JUL 18 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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         74    453 PM  96    1998  80     -6       90       
  MINIMUM         38    500 AM  34    1982  46     -8       53       
  AVERAGE         56                        63     -7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1987   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.88  -0.73     0.57    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.17                      9.74  -1.57     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.40                      7.82  -0.42     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        9                         4      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        79    -30       66       
  SINCE JUN 1    402                       357     45      378       
  SINCE JUL 1     49                        79    -30       66       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        28     -5       28       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        37    -11       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        37    -11       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        35      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2005..........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   915 PM MDT   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   558 AM MDT   SUNSET   914 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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