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CDUS45 KMSO 120739
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
138 AM MDT SUN AUG 12 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         82    549 PM  93    1996  81      1       74
  MINIMUM         47    611 AM  33    1947  45      2       45
  AVERAGE         65                        63      2       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.80 1958   0.05   0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.47  -0.41     0.64
  SINCE OCT 1      8.47                     10.88  -2.41    11.89
  SINCE JAN 1      7.21                      8.99  -1.78    10.09

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        27    -14       28
  SINCE JUN 1    306                       414   -108      482
  SINCE JUL 1     33                       127    -94      113

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        13      5        0
  SINCE JUN 1    112                        64     48       31
  SINCE JAN 1    112                        64     48       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     16           500 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        34      1987


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2012........SUNRISE   627 AM MDT   SUNSET   842 PM MDT
AUGUST 13 2012........SUNRISE   628 AM MDT   SUNSET   841 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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