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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1239 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         35    413 PM  56    1996  35      0       40       
  MINIMUM         -1    756 AM -36    1956  10    -11       11       
  AVERAGE         17                        22     -5       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1901   0.02  -0.02     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.23  -0.19     0.57    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.10                      2.68  -1.58     1.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.36                      0.76  -0.40     1.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        43      5       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  770                       707     63      705       
  SINCE DEC 1   3614                      3642    -28     3277       
  SINCE JUL 1   6034                      6231   -197     6025       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        53      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -45      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2004......SUNRISE   730 AM MST   SUNSET   559 PM MST   
FEBRUARY 18 2004......SUNRISE   729 AM MST   SUNSET   600 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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