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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT MON AUG 8 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         91    403 PM  96    1983  81     10       70       
  MINIMUM         48    552 AM  33    1946  46      2       45       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.36 2002   0.05   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.30  -0.20     0.17    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.51                     10.63  -2.12     7.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.74                      8.71  -0.97     6.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        25    -21       11       
  SINCE JUN 1    435                       432      3      426       
  SINCE JUL 1     82                       154    -72      114       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        14      1        6       
  SINCE JUN 1     66                        78    -12       46       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        78    -12       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2005........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   849 PM MDT   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   623 AM MDT   SUNSET   848 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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