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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT MON AUG 15 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         75    419 PM  93    2003  80     -5       87       
                                      1933                          
  MINIMUM         33    606 AM  29    1959  44    -11       43       
  AVERAGE         54                        62     -8       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.72 1925   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.65   0.34     0.17    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.40                     10.98  -1.58     7.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      9.06  -0.43     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       11                         5      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        55    -15       39       
  SINCE JUN 1    471                       462      9      454       
  SINCE JUL 1    118                       184    -66      142       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        28    -13        6       
  SINCE JUN 1     66                        92    -26       46       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        92    -26       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2003                    
                                             1920                    
                                             2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        34      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 PM MDT   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   836 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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