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CDUS45 KMSO 010740
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
139 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         86    210 PM  91    1955  75     11       72
  MINIMUM         39    627 AM  27    2006  41     -2       42
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.38 1984   0.04  -0.03     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      1.36  -1.11     0.72
  SINCE OCT 1      8.66                     11.77  -3.11    11.97
  SINCE JAN 1      7.40                      9.88  -2.48    10.17

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5        8
  MONTH TO DATE   72                       127    -55       76
  SINCE JUN 1    365                       515   -150      530
  SINCE JUL 1     92                       228   -136      161

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        28     -1       15
  SINCE JUN 1    121                        79     42       46
  SINCE JAN 1    121                        79     42       46
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    65           900 PM
 LOWEST     12           200 PM
 AVERAGE    39

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        26      2006


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2012.....SUNRISE   651 AM MDT   SUNSET   807 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2012.....SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 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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