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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
137 AM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         78    503 PM  88    1936  61     17       56
  MINIMUM         32    513 AM  18    1983  34     -2       39
  AVERAGE         55                        47      8       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.70 1952   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.74  -0.48     0.64
  SINCE OCT 1      4.22                      5.46  -1.24     4.64
  SINCE JAN 1      2.96                      3.57  -0.61     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       10                        18     -8       17
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       279     20      301
  SINCE MAR 1   1870                      2101   -231     2261
  SINCE JUL 1   8010                      8670   -660     8933

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5


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    72           500 AM
 LOWEST      5           300 PM
 AVERAGE    39

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1973
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        21      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 PM MDT
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   556 AM MDT   SUNSET   857 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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