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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1245 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         28    208 PM  53    1956  33     -5       34       
  MINIMUM          9   1030 PM -15    1978   8      1       19       
  AVERAGE         19                        20     -1       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          0.32 1924   0.02   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.04   0.13     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.15                      1.43   0.72     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.80                     12.29   0.51    10.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        45      1       38       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        89      9       80       
  SINCE DEC 1     98                        89      9       80       
  SINCE JUL 1   2516                      2678   -162     2595       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                       127    -58       53       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        55      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -21      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   754 AM MST   SUNSET   446 PM MST   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   755 AM MST   SUNSET   446 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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