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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT MON AUG 1 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         81    506 PM  97    2000  82     -1       86       
  MINIMUM         48    510 AM  31    1968  46      2       43       
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.34 1937   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.47  -1.08     0.91    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.41                     10.33  -1.92     7.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.64                      8.41  -0.77     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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                       129    -51      103       
  SINCE JUN 1    431                       407     24      415       
  SINCE JUL 1     78                       129    -51      103       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        55     -7       40       
  SINCE JUN 1     51                        64    -13       40       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        64    -13       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
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    66           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   859 PM MDT   
AUGUST  2 2005........SUNRISE   614 AM MDT   SUNSET   858 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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