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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
1238 AM MST THU MAR 8 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         33    548 PM  59    1904  41     -8       35
  MINIMUM          1    442 AM -20    1943  16    -15       18
  AVERAGE         17                        28    -11       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1901   0.02  -0.02      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.14  -0.09     0.04
  SINCE OCT 1      1.58                      2.93  -1.35     2.54
  SINCE JAN 1      0.32                      1.04  -0.72     0.74

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       48                        37     11       38
  MONTH TO DATE  261                       265     -4      253
  SINCE MAR 1    261                       265     -4      253
  SINCE JUL 1   6401                      6834   -433     6925

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     39           300 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        57      2005
                                             1914
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -18      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   655 AM MST   SUNSET   627 PM MST
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   653 AM MST   SUNSET   628 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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