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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1241 AM MST SAT JAN 8 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         22   1159 PM  51    1902  29     -7       29       
  MINIMUM         12   1025 AM -48    1937   5      7       -3       
  AVERAGE         17                        17      0       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.33 1962   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.14  -0.13     0.01    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.78                      2.06  -1.28     0.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.14  -0.13     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       48                        48      0       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  420                       338     82      440       
  SINCE DEC 1   1620                      1802   -182     1812       
  SINCE JUL 1   4135                      4391   -256     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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        48      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -45      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   811 AM MST   SUNSET   503 PM MST   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   810 AM MST   SUNSET   504 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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