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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         76    528 PM  92    1998  74      2       84       
  MINIMUM         35    655 AM  30    1985  40     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.94 1896   0.04  -0.04     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.04    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.11                     11.73  -1.62     9.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.34                      9.81  -0.47     8.86    
                                                                     
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        9                         9      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         9      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                         9      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    234                       303    -69      267       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                       122    -53       53       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
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    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        25      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2005.....SUNRISE   652 AM MDT   SUNSET   806 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   804 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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