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CDUS45 KMSO 142231  
CLIBTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT  
431 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2008  
 
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..THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 208 PM 93 2003 80 -3 84  
1933  
MINIMUM 42 556 AM 29 1959 44 -2 42  
AVERAGE 60 62 -2 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.72 1925 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.45 0.65 -0.20 0.43  
SINCE OCT 1 8.93 10.98 -2.05 11.05  
SINCE JAN 1 7.30 9.06 -1.76 8.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE MM  
SINCE JAN 1 MM  
SINCE JUL 1 MM  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 5 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 44 55 -11 28  
SINCE JUN 1 483 462 21 252  
SINCE JUL 1 128 184 -56 29  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 28 -22 15  
SINCE JUN 1 37 92 -55 189  
SINCE JAN 1 37 92 -55 189    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 500 AM  
LOWEST 23 200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
 
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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 2003  
1920  
2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 34 1944  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 14 2008........SUNRISE 629 AM MDT SUNSET 839 PM MDT  
AUGUST 15 2008........SUNRISE 630 AM MDT SUNSET 838 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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