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CDUS45 KMSO 052230  
CLIBTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT  
430 PM MDT TUE AUG 5 2008  
 
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..THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 85 245 PM 99 1961 81 4 83  
MINIMUM 42 454 AM 34 1935 46 -4 42  
AVERAGE 64 63 1 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.43 1970 0.04 -0.04 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.20 -0.13 0.23  
SINCE OCT 1 8.55 10.53 -1.98 10.85  
SINCE JAN 1 6.92 8.61 -1.69 8.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE MM  
SINCE JAN 1 MM  
SINCE JUL 1 MM  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 4 -3 2  
MONTH TO DATE 14 17 -3 3  
SINCE JUN 1 453 424 29 227  
SINCE JUL 1 98 146 -48 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 10 -9 12  
SINCE JUN 1 32 74 -42 186  
SINCE JAN 1 32 74 -42 186    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 500 AM  
LOWEST 14 100 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
 
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 36 1996  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2008........SUNRISE 618 AM MDT SUNSET 853 PM MDT  
AUGUST 6 2008........SUNRISE 619 AM MDT SUNSET 852 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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