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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT MON JUL 25 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 24 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         84    155 PM  97    1978  81      3       80       
  MINIMUM         42    549 AM  38    1964  46     -4       48       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.47 1900   0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.17  -0.97     0.91    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.22                     10.03  -1.81     7.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.45                      8.11  -0.66     6.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                       104    -51       79       
  SINCE JUN 1    406                       382     24      391       
  SINCE JUL 1     53                       104    -51       79       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        42      4       40       
  SINCE JUN 1     49                        51     -2       40       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        51     -2       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        98      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 25 2005..........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   908 PM MDT   
JULY 26 2005..........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   906 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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