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CDUS45 KMSO 160753
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1251 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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         11    338 PM  56    1911  29    -18       33       
  MINIMUM        -20    848 AM -34    1947   5    -25       -1       
  AVERAGE         -4                        17    -21       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.28 1977   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.30  -0.27     0.01    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.80                      2.22  -1.42     0.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.30  -0.27     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       69                        48     21       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  851                       722    129      798       
  SINCE DEC 1   2051                      2186   -135     2170       
  SINCE JUL 1   4566                      4775   -209     4590       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        49      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -32      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   807 AM MST   SUNSET   513 PM MST   
JANUARY 17 2005.......SUNRISE   806 AM MST   SUNSET   515 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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