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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
137 AM MDT SUN MAY 6 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         43    512 PM  82    1966  58    -15       63
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  15    2010  31      0       26
  AVERAGE         37                        44     -7       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.48 1924   0.05  -0.05      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.24  -0.05      T
  SINCE OCT 1      4.15                      4.96  -0.81     4.00
  SINCE JAN 1      2.89                      3.07  -0.18     2.20

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       28                        21      7       20
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       107     21      125
  SINCE MAR 1   1699                      1929   -230     2085
  SINCE JUL 1   7839                      8498   -659     8757

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM
 LOWEST     33           400 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        82      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        16      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   845 PM MDT
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   846 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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