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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
503 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2013


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         49    244 PM  72    1988  51     -2       51       
  MINIMUM         21    449 AM   2    1975  26     -5       29       
  AVERAGE         35                        38     -3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.50 1918   0.04  -0.04     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.43  -0.30     0.66    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.42                      3.98  -1.56     3.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.79                      2.09  -1.30     2.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           30                        27      3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       337    -17      327       
  SINCE MAR 1   1357                      1379    -22     1216       
  SINCE JUL 1   7735                      7948   -213     7356       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        74      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        10      2001                    
                                             1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2013.........SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   813 PM MDT   
APRIL 13 2013.........SUNRISE   647 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 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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