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CDUS45 KMSO 290739
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
138 AM MDT SUN APR 29 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         45    345 PM  78    1987  56    -11       49
  MINIMUM         32    706 AM  12    1907  29      3       25
  AVERAGE         39                        42     -3       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.51 1967   0.04  -0.04      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      1.08   0.13     0.84
  SINCE OCT 1      3.94                      4.63  -0.69     3.95
  SINCE JAN 1      2.68                      2.74  -0.06     2.15

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       26                        23      3       28
  MONTH TO DATE  635                       736   -101      854
  SINCE MAR 1   1524                      1778   -254     1893
  SINCE JUL 1   7664                      8347   -683     8565

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64          1000 PM
 LOWEST     37           300 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        12      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2012.........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   836 PM MDT
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   837 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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