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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
146 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         47    347 AM  62    1994  44      3       39       
  MINIMUM         29   1015 PM -13    1906  20      9       30       
  AVERAGE         38                        32      6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.27          0.36 2009   0.02   0.25     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.34   0.03     0.18    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.90                      3.13  -1.23     2.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.64                      1.24  -0.60     0.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        33     -6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       577    -66      551       
  SINCE MAR 1    511                       577    -66      551       
  SINCE JUL 1   6651                      7146   -495     7223       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        65      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -18      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE   738 AM MDT   SUNSET   739 PM MDT   
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   736 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 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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