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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
138 AM MDT TUE SEP 27 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         69    443 PM  84    1963  63      6       70       
  MINIMUM         28    726 AM  18    1933  32     -4       35       
  AVERAGE         49                        48      1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1982   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      0.96   0.35     1.35    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.42                     12.65  -1.23    10.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.65                     10.73  -0.08    10.17    
                                                                     
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       16                        17     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  362                       346     16      401       
  SINCE SEP 1    362                       346     16      401       
  SINCE JUL 1    587                       640    -53      668       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
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    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        16      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE   724 AM MDT   SUNSET   717 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2005.....SUNRISE   725 AM MDT   SUNSET   715 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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