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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1246 AM MST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         35    228 PM  63    1972  43     -8       53       
  MINIMUM         14   1159 PM -18    1943  19     -5       37       
  AVERAGE         25                        31     -6       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.33 1968   0.03   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.42  -0.09     0.08    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.40                      3.34  -1.94     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.63                      1.42  -0.79     0.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                               
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        34      6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  528                       619    -91      545       
  SINCE MAR 1    528                       619    -91      545       
  SINCE JUL 1   6657                      7342   -685     7065       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        64      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -25      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM MST   SUNSET   640 PM MST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM MST   SUNSET   642 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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