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CDUS45 KMSO 170739  
CLIBTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT  
139 AM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008  
 
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..THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2008  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 87 506 PM 93 1966 79 8 90  
MINIMUM 41 630 AM 33 1935 44 -3 48  
AVERAGE 64 62 2 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.85 1956 0.05 -0.05 0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 0.45 0.75 -0.30 0.59  
SINCE OCT 1 8.93 11.08 -2.15 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 7.30 9.16 -1.86 8.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE MM  
SINCE JAN 1 MM  
SINCE JUL 1 MM  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 5 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 52 65 -13 29  
SINCE JUN 1 491 472 19 253  
SINCE JUL 1 136 194 -58 30  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 6 32 -26 19  
SINCE JUN 1 37 96 -59 193  
SINCE JAN 1 37 96 -59 193    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 600 AM  
LOWEST 10 600 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
 
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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 30 1946  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 633 AM MDT SUNSET 834 PM MDT  
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 634 AM MDT SUNSET 833 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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