924  
CXUS55 KMSO 021819  
CLMBTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1119 AM MST TUE JAN 02 2024  
   
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..THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 66 12/27/1917  
LOW -52 12/23/1983  
HIGHEST 54 12/05 MM MM 49  
12/06  
LOWEST -15 12/25 MM MM -40  
AVG. MAXIMUM 38.4 30.7 7.7 29.0  
AVG. MINIMUM 12.2 7.2 5.0 4.4  
MEAN 25.3 19.0 6.3 16.7  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 16.8 -6.8 17  
DAYS MIN <= 32 29 30.5 -1.5 31  
DAYS MIN <= 0 5 9.6 -4.6 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 1.99 1996  
MINIMUM 0.02 1918  
TOTALS 0.31 0.48 -0.17 0.47  
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.02  
DAYS >= .01 6 7.2 -1.2 8  
DAYS >= .10 1 1.3 -0.3 2  
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.16 12/23 TO 12/23 0.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1223 1427 -204  
SINCE 7/1 3396 3882 -486  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 73 83 -10    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/300 DATE 12/23  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 33/330 DATE 12/08  
33/300 12/23  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0  
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3  
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0  
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
HAZE 7  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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