509 CDUS45 KMSO 020741 CLIBTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT 1241 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ................................... ...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 28 1243 PM 58 1901 39 -11 42 MINIMUM 8 736 AM -22 1976 13 -5 21 AVERAGE 18 26 -8 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.40 1904 0.02 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 SINCE OCT 1 1.56 2.81 -1.25 2.50 SINCE JAN 1 0.30 0.92 -0.62 0.70 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE JAN 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 47 39 8 33 MONTH TO DATE 47 39 8 33 SINCE MAR 1 47 39 8 33 SINCE JUL 1 6187 6608 -421 6705 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 1100 PM LOWEST 38 400 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 60 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -31 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2012.........SUNRISE 706 AM MST SUNSET 619 PM MST MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 704 AM MST SUNSET 620 PM MST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$