480  
CXUS55 KMSO 021229  
CLMBTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT  
629 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013  
   
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..THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 83 04/25/1910  
LOW -16 04/08/1982  
HIGHEST 67 04/27 MM MM 77  
LOWEST 10 04/23 MM MM 4  
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.1 51.7 -3.6 55.6  
AVG. MINIMUM 23.6 26.3 -2.7 28.5  
MEAN 35.9 39.0 -3.1 42.0  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 0.7 3.3 1  
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 24.3 1.7 22  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 3.14 2006  
MINIMUM 0.12 1974  
TOTALS 0.24 1.17 -0.93 1.23  
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.04 -0.03 0.04  
DAYS >= .01 10 10.4 -0.4 10  
DAYS >= .10 0 4.0 -4.0 4  
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.08 04/07 TO 04/07 0.41  
04/06 TO 04/07  
04/07 TO 04/07  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 865 780 85  
SINCE 7/1 8280 8391 -111  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/290 DATE 04/29  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/290 DATE 04/29  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55  
 
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 0 SNOW 3  
LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0  
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 6  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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