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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT FRI AUG 19 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         68    509 PM  93    1977  79    -11       64       
  MINIMUM         43    625 AM  31    1995  43      0       50       
  AVERAGE         56                        61     -5       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.47 1990   0.04  -0.04     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      0.84   0.33     0.78    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.58                     11.17  -1.59     8.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.81                      9.25  -0.44     7.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        76    -17       47       
  SINCE JUN 1    490                       483      7      462       
  SINCE JUL 1    137                       205    -68      150       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        36    -21       12       
  SINCE JUN 1     66                       100    -34       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                       100    -34       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM MDT   SUNSET   831 PM MDT   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM MDT   SUNSET   830 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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