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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT FRI SEP 9 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         84        MM  90    1979  70     14       75        
  MINIMUM         38        MM  26    1960  37      1       34        
  AVERAGE         61                        54      7       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.79 1991   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.32  -0.31     0.14    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.12                     12.01  -1.89     9.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.35                     10.09  -0.74     8.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        11     -7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        83    -32      108       
  SINCE SEP 1     51                        83    -32      108       
  SINCE JUL 1    276                       377   -101      375       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
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    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST      9           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        87      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        20      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM MDT   SUNSET   752 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM MDT   SUNSET   751 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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