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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
157 AM MDT THU SEP 29 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         66    502 PM  82    1970  63      3       72       
  MINIMUM         26    702 AM  17    1985  31     -5       33       
  AVERAGE         46                        47     -1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1940   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      1.02   0.29     1.35    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.42                     12.71  -1.29    10.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.65                     10.79  -0.14    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       19                        18      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  393                       382     11      427       
  SINCE SEP 1    393                       382     11      427       
  SINCE JUL 1    618                       676    -58      694       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        84      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2005.....SUNRISE   726 AM MDT   SUNSET   713 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   727 AM MDT   SUNSET   712 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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