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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1238 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         26    141 PM  60    1924  30     -4       34       
  MINIMUM         -3    837 AM -28    1919   6     -9       14       
  AVERAGE         12                        18     -6       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1906   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.24  -0.04      T      
  SINCE OCT 1      2.18                      1.63   0.55     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.83                     12.49   0.34    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       53                        47      6       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  698                       550    148      430       
  SINCE DEC 1    698                       550    148      430       
  SINCE JUL 1   3116                      3139    -23     2945       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        60      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -25      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   804 AM MST   SUNSET   445 PM MST   
DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   804 AM MST   SUNSET   445 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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