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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
137 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         58    820 AM  78    1927  55      3       54       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM   7    1946  27      8       35       
  AVERAGE         47                        41      6       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          0.74 1932   0.03   0.18     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.45  -0.22     0.59    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.23                      0.45  -0.22     0.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.66                     11.33  -3.67    11.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        24     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  355                       346      9      271       
  SINCE SEP 1    668                       739    -71      544       
  SINCE JUL 1    760                       967   -207      705       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        2       
  SINCE JAN 1    121                        81     40       48       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        75      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         8      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2012.......SUNRISE   750 AM MDT   SUNSET   639 PM MDT   
OCTOBER 18 2012.......SUNRISE   752 AM MDT   SUNSET   638 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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