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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1238 AM MST MON MAR 28 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         51    104 PM  65    1986  46      5       44       
  MINIMUM         34    533 AM -10    1955  22     12       19       
  AVERAGE         43                        34      9       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.48 1916   0.03  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.72  -0.10     0.17    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.69                      3.64  -1.95     1.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.92                      1.72  -0.80     0.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        31     -9       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  890                       945    -55      776       
  SINCE MAR 1    890                       945    -55      776       
  SINCE JUL 1   7019                      7668   -649     7296       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        66      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -17      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM MST   SUNSET   654 PM MST   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM MST   SUNSET   655 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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