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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         91R   256 PM  91    1998  75     16       73       
  MINIMUM         41    544 AM  27    1937  41      0       39       
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1910   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      1.28  -0.10     2.02    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.59                     11.61  -2.02     9.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.82                      9.69  -0.87     8.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       155    -39      154       
  SINCE JUN 1    547                       562    -15      569       
  SINCE JUL 1    194                       284    -90      257       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        56    -38       12       
  SINCE JUN 1     69                       120    -51       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                       120    -51       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
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    54          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST      8           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    31                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 PM MDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   650 AM MDT   SUNSET   810 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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