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CDUS45 KMSO 130738
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         69   1244 PM  99    1940  80    -11       84       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  34    1987  45     -2       39       
  AVERAGE         56                        63     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.51 1965   0.05   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.55   0.44     0.17    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.40                     10.88  -1.48     7.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      8.96  -0.33     6.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        45    -28       37       
  SINCE JUN 1    448                       452     -4      452       
  SINCE JUL 1     95                       174    -79      140       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        24     -9        6       
  SINCE JUN 1     66                        88    -22       46       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        88    -22       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM MDT   SUNSET   841 PM MDT   
AUGUST 14 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   840 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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