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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT THU SEP 8 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         81    251 PM  88    1998  71     10       72       
  MINIMUM         37    621 AM  18    1992  38     -1       37       
  AVERAGE         59                        54      5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.79 1970   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.28  -0.27     0.14    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.12                     11.97  -1.85     9.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.35                     10.05  -0.70     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        6                        11     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        72    -25       98       
  SINCE SEP 1     47                        72    -25       98       
  SINCE JUL 1    272                       366    -94      365       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                       126    -57       53       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        26      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM MDT   SUNSET   752 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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