521  
CDUS45 KMSO 152232  
CLIBTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT  
431 PM MDT THU MAY 15 2008  
 
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..THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
..............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 66 254 PM 81 1973 61 5 71  
MINIMUM 38 540 AM 21 2004 34 4 32  
AVERAGE 52 48 4 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.02 1952 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.91 -0.53 0.92  
SINCE OCT 1 3.67 5.68 -2.01 6.05  
SINCE JAN 1 2.04 3.76 -1.72 3.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE MM  
SINCE JAN 1 MM  
SINCE JUL 1 MM  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 17 -4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 339 290 49 237  
SINCE MAR 1 2470 2148 322 1850  
SINCE JUL 1 8988 8871 117 8252  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 500 AM  
LOWEST 34 100 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
 
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 84 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 21 1986  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2008...........SUNRISE 557 AM MDT SUNSET 856 PM MDT  
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 556 AM MDT SUNSET 857 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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