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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1241 AM MST FRI DEC 3 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 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         34    312 PM  53    1956  33      1       43       
  MINIMUM         19   1251 AM -15    1978   8     11       26       
  AVERAGE         27                        20      7       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.32 1924   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.02    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.40                      1.43  -1.03     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                     12.29  -1.72     9.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        45     -7       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        89     -9       60       
  SINCE DEC 1     80                        89     -9       60       
  SINCE JUL 1   2595                      2678    -83     2480       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                       127    -74      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        55      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -21      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  3 2004......SUNRISE   754 AM MST   SUNSET   446 PM MST   
DECEMBER  4 2004......SUNRISE   755 AM MST   SUNSET   446 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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