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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
139 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         76    505 PM  84    1993  60     16       69       
  MINIMUM         26    554 AM  18    1983  33     -7       36       
  AVERAGE         51                        47      4       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1951   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.68  -0.42     0.64    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.22                      5.40  -1.18     4.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.96                      3.51  -0.55     2.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        18     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       261     28      284       
  SINCE MAR 1   1860                      2083   -223     2244       
  SINCE JUL 1   8000                      8652   -652     8916       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
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    75           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST      8           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        18      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE   559 AM MDT   SUNSET   855 PM MDT   
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 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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