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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
137 AM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         88    313 PM  93    1940  81      7       87
  MINIMUM         45    555 AM  32    1959  45      0       41
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1974   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.56  -0.50     0.64
  SINCE OCT 1      8.47                     10.97  -2.50    11.89
  SINCE JAN 1      7.21                      9.08  -1.87    10.09

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM
  MONTH TO DATE   MM
  SINCE JAN 1     MM
  SINCE JUL 1     MM
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        1
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        33    -20       36
  SINCE JUN 1    306                       420   -114      490
  SINCE JUL 1     33                       133   -100      121

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        15      6        0
  SINCE JUN 1    115                        66     49       31
  SINCE JAN 1    115                        66     49       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM
 LOWEST     11           400 PM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      2003
                                             1933
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1959


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2012........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   839 PM MDT
AUGUST 15 2012........SUNRISE   630 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 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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