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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
430 PM MST SUN FEB 28 2010


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2010...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         41    259 PM  58    1992  38      3       38
  MINIMUM         13    413 AM -33    1960  13      0       -2
  AVERAGE         27                        26      1       18

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             0.70 1906   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.47  -0.27     0.22
  SINCE OCT 1      2.42                      2.92  -0.50     2.98
  SINCE JAN 1      0.92                      1.00  -0.08     0.45

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM
  MONTH TO DATE   MM
  SINCE JAN 1     MM
  SINCE JUL 1     MM
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           38                        39     -1       47
  MONTH TO DATE 1229                      1198     31     1071
  SINCE DEC 1   4134                      4134      0     3927
  SINCE JUL 1   6615                      6723   -108     6305

 COOLING
  TODAY            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     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM
 LOWEST     49           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        58      1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -22      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 28 2010......SUNRISE   711 AM MST   SUNSET   615 PM MST
MARCH  1 2010.........SUNRISE   709 AM MST   SUNSET   617 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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