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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
141 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         76    337 PM  95    1961  81     -5       76       
  MINIMUM         47    608 AM  34    1938  46      1       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        64     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1907   0.04  -0.04     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.12  -0.08     0.15    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.45                     10.45  -2.00     7.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.68                      8.53  -0.85     6.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                              
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         9     -5        2       
  SINCE JUN 1    435                       416     19      417       
  SINCE JUL 1     82                       138    -56      105       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         6     -5        3       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                        70    -18       43       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        70    -18       43       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        96      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   855 PM MDT   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   853 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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