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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         77    202 PM  93    1998  73      4       64       
  MINIMUM         39    646 AM  24    1969  38      1       34       
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.10 1900   0.04  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.16  -0.15     0.14    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.12                     11.85  -1.73     9.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.35                      9.93  -0.58     8.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        11     -4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        39    -16       56       
  SINCE SEP 1     23                        39    -16       56       
  SINCE JUL 1    248                       333    -85      323       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         4     -4        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                       125    -56       53       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        23      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 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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