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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM        -10    410 PM  49    1927  29    -39       37       
  MINIMUM        -36    813 AM -42    1979   5    -41       17       
  AVERAGE        -23                        17    -40       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.44 1968   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.10  -0.09     0.01    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.75                      2.02  -1.27     0.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.10  -0.09     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       88                        48     40       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       242     70      191       
  SINCE DEC 1   1684                      1706    -22     1484       
  SINCE JUL 1   4104                      4295   -191     4232       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        52      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -36      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2004.......SUNRISE   811 AM MST   SUNSET   500 PM MST   
JANUARY  7 2004.......SUNRISE   811 AM MST   SUNSET   501 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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