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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
157 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         76R   415 PM  74    1969  54     22       36       
  MINIMUM         29    606 AM   7    2008  27      2       19       
                                      2001                          
  AVERAGE         53                        40     13       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1899   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.82  -0.03     0.82    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.52                      4.37  -0.85     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.26                      2.48  -0.22     2.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        25    -13       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  546                       595    -49      679       
  SINCE MAR 1   1435                      1637   -202     1718       
  SINCE JUL 1   7575                      8206   -631     8390       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        75      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        15      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2012.........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   828 PM MDT   
APRIL 24 2012.........SUNRISE   627 AM MDT   SUNSET   830 PM MDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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