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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
154 AM MDT SAT AUG 4 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         71    514 PM  95    1961  83    -12       82
  MINIMUM         47   1151 PM  34    1938  46      1       43
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.50 1907   0.04  -0.04     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.13
  SINCE OCT 1      8.41                     10.53  -2.12    11.38
  SINCE JAN 1      7.15                      8.64  -1.49     9.58

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        6                         2      4        2
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         6      2        5
  SINCE JUN 1    301                       393    -92      459
  SINCE JUL 1     28                       106    -78       90

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4        0
  SINCE JUN 1     95                        56     39       31
  SINCE JAN 1     95                        56     39       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64           700 AM
 LOWEST     22           600 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1961
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  4 2012........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   854 PM MDT
AUGUST  5 2012........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   853 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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