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CDUS45 KMSO 030846 CCA
CLIBTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1257 AM MST THU FEB 3 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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         48    345 PM  55    1934  32     16       23       
  MINIMUM         20   1226 AM -38    1996   7     13       -8       
  AVERAGE         34                        20     14        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.48 1915   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.89                      2.49  -1.60     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.12                      0.57  -0.45     0.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        MM                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        45    -14       57       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        91    -25      101       
  SINCE DEC 1   2604                      3026   -422     2945       
  SINCE JUL 1   5119                      5615   -496     5365       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        54      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -41      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   749 AM MST   SUNSET   539 PM MST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   748 AM MST   SUNSET   540 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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