452 CXUS55 KMSO 011342 CLMBTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT 742 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2015 ................................... ...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2015 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL ............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 83 04/25/1910 LOW -16 04/08/1982 HIGHEST 72 04/28 MM MM 65 LOWEST 11 04/03 MM MM 13 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.8 51.7 1.1 51.1 AVG. MINIMUM 25.0 26.3 -1.3 26.5 MEAN 38.9 39.0 -0.1 38.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.7 -0.7 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 27 24.3 2.7 27 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.14 2006 MINIMUM 0.12 1974 TOTALS 0.88 1.17 -0.29 1.35 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.04 -0.01 0.05 DAYS >= .01 9 10.4 -1.4 5 DAYS >= .10 4 4.0 0.0 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.35 04/23 TO 04/24 0.55 04/24 TO 04/24 04/24 TO 04/25 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 776 780 -4 SINCE 7/1 7505 8391 -886 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/270 DATE 04/11 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/260 DATE 04/11 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$