CXUS55 KMSO 022157 CLMBTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 357 PM MDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE BUTTE MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 70 03/20/2026 LOW -36 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 70R 03/20 MM MM 67 LOWEST 13 03/15 MM MM 12 03/27 AVG. MAXIMUM 50.8 43.7 7.1 46.6 AVG. MINIMUM 26.1 19.4 6.7 25.0 MEAN 38.5 31.6 6.9 35.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 3.7 -1.7 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 23 29.6 -6.6 29 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.8 -1.8 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.15 1918 MINIMUM 0.07 1959 TOTALS 0.49 0.64 -0.15 0.78 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 -0.00 0.03 DAYS >= .01 6 8.8 -2.8 9 DAYS >= .10 2 2.2 -0.2 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.20 03/05 TO 03/05 0.29 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 816 1037 -221 SINCE 7/1 5800 7513 -1713 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/310 DATE 03/14 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/280 DATE 03/14 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$