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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
144 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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    401 PM  91    2005  76      2       78
                                      1998
  MINIMUM         41    645 AM  27    1937  41      0       50
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1910   0.04  -0.04     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      1.27  -1.03     0.66
  SINCE OCT 1      8.65                     11.68  -3.03    11.91
  SINCE JAN 1      7.39                      9.79  -2.40    10.11

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2        1
  MONTH TO DATE   64                       113    -49       64
  SINCE JUN 1    357                       500   -143      518
  SINCE JUL 1     84                       213   -129      149

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        24      3       15
  SINCE JUN 1    121                        75     46       46
  SINCE JAN 1    121                        75     46       46
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    53           600 AM
 LOWEST     13           400 PM
 AVERAGE    33

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        89      1954
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2012........SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 PM MDT
AUGUST 31 2012........SUNRISE   650 AM MDT   SUNSET   809 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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