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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
431 PM MDT SUN SEP 7 2008


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...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         52    210 PM  88    1998  71    -19       73
  MINIMUM         41    225 AM  18    1992  38      3       36
  AVERAGE         47                        54     -7       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.06          0.79 1970   0.04   0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.28   0.10     0.92
  SINCE OCT 1      9.57                     11.97  -2.40    12.23
  SINCE JAN 1      7.94                     10.05  -2.11     9.42

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM
  MONTH TO DATE   MM
  SINCE JAN 1     MM
  SINCE JUL 1     MM
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           18                        11      7       10
  MONTH TO DATE  134                        72     62       26
  SINCE SEP 1    134                        72     62       26
  SINCE JUL 1    364                       366     -2      147

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        2
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        2
  SINCE JAN 1     52                       126    -74      196
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     76           400 AM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1979
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        26      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  7 2008.....SUNRISE   659 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER  8 2008.....SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 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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