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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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         85    256 PM  92    1998  74     11       59       
  MINIMUM         43    654 AM  23    1958  39      4       29       
  AVERAGE         64                        56      8       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1912   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.14    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.11                     11.81  -1.70     9.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.34                      9.89  -0.55     8.96    
                                                                     
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        1                        10     -9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        28    -12       40       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        28    -12       40       
  SINCE JUL 1    241                       322    -81      307       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                       124    -55       53       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST      9           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        24      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  4 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 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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