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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
1238 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         44    445 PM  57    2005  41      3       35
                                      1914
  MINIMUM         10    741 AM -18    2002  16     -6       10
  AVERAGE         27                        29     -2       23

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1918   0.02  -0.02      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.16  -0.11     0.04
  SINCE OCT 1      1.58                      2.95  -1.37     2.54
  SINCE JAN 1      0.32                      1.06  -0.74     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       38                        36      2       42
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       301     -2      295
  SINCE MAR 1    299                       301     -2      295
  SINCE JUL 1   6439                      6870   -431     6967

 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9


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    88           300 AM
 LOWEST     33           400 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        64      1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -23      1948


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   653 AM MST   SUNSET   628 PM MST
MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE   651 AM MST   SUNSET   630 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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