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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT WED APR 28 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         71    144 PM  80    1987  55     16       47       
  MINIMUM         30    458 AM  15    1901  30      0       25       
  AVERAGE         51                        43      8       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.10 1911   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.89   0.02     2.32    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.35                      4.64  -2.29     4.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      2.72  -1.11     4.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   mm                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     mm                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     mm                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        22     -8       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  631                       706    -75      700       
  SINCE MAR 1   1493                      1783   -290     1722       
  SINCE JUL 1   8013                      8506   -493     8391       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        78      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        12      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   835 PM MDT   
APRIL 29 2004.........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   836 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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