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Butte Weather Records (USC00251365)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Butte (USC00251365), Nebraska, United States, with 117 years of record.

Key Facts for Butte

  • Butte (USC00251365) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 42.91 latitude and -98.85 longitude, 551 m (1,806 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1906 to 2022, 117 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Butte still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Butte set a daily record low maximum temperature of 9.4 C (48.9 F) on 26 May 2022.

About the Station

  • Location: Nebraska, United States, 42.91 latitude, -98.85 longitude.
  • Elevation: 551 m (1,806 ft).
  • Period of record: 1906 to 2022, 117 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Butte, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Butte. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Butte. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Butte, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.7 C (71.1 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)n/an/a
Feb25.6 C (78.1 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)n/an/a
Mar34.4 C (93.9 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a
Apr37.2 C (99.0 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)n/an/a
May41.1 C (106.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Jun42.2 C (108.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Jul46.1 C (115.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Aug45.6 C (114.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Oct36.7 C (98.1 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a
Nov31.1 C (88.0 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a
Dec25.0 C (77.0 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Butte by the year they were set 1,464 records at Butte still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 45. 02040601907: 91908: 251909: 341910: 301911: 161912: 161913: 191914: 141915: 201916: 291917: 191918: 191919: 141920: 101921: 161922: 81923: 151924: 171925: 111926: 91927: 131928: 171929: 171930: 191931: 211932: 71933: 261934: 331935: 141936: 451937: 131938: 71939: 261940: 181941: 121942: 111943: 121944: 111945: 121946: 131947: 141948: 101949: 91950: 171951: 181952: 51953: 101954: 131955: 151956: 131957: 71958: 81959: 111960: 81961: 71962: 151963: 111964: 101965: 201966: 151967: 81968: 71969: 101970: 71971: 71972: 51973: 21974: 81975: 81976: 101977: 61978: 51979: 41980: 101981: 121982: 131983: 131984: 51985: 221986: 61987: 151988: 181989: 191990: 141991: 171992: 141993: 21994: 71995: 131996: 91997: 101998: 121999: 112000: 132001: 42002: 102003: 62004: 82005: 62006: 82007: 32008: 42009: 62010: 32011: 92012: 132013: 192014: 132015: 72016: 62017: 122018: 142019: 72020: 172021: 62022: 81907191919311943195519671979199120032015
1,464 records at Butte still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Butte by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19079
190825
190934
191030
191116
191216
191319
191414
191520
191629
191719
191819
191914
192010
192116
19228
192315
192417
192511
19269
192713
192817
192917
193019
193121
19327
193326
193433
193514
193645
193713
19387
193926
194018
194112
194211
194312
194411
194512
194613
194714
194810
19499
195017
195118
19525
195310
195413
195515
195613
19577
19588
195911
19608
19617
196215
196311
196410
196520
196615
19678
19687
196910
19707
19717
19725
19732
19748
19758
197610
19776
19785
19794
198010
198112
198213
198313
19845
198522
19866
198715
198818
198919
199014
199117
199214
19932
19947
199513
19969
199710
199812
199911
200013
20014
200210
20036
20048
20056
20068
20073
20084
20096
20103
20119
201213
201319
201413
20157
20166
201712
201814
20197
202017
20216
20228

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Butte set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Butte between 12 August 2008 and 25 January 2017. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfall12 August 2008: Record daily precipitation 126.2 mm (5.0 in)25 January 2017: Record daily snowfall 38.9 cm (15.3 in)20102015
2 all-time records were set at Butte between 12 August 2008 and 25 January 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Butte set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2008-08-12Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2017-01-25Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 38.9 cm (15.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 126.2 mm (5.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Butte The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Butte. The most was 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 12 August 2008. 050100150 Jan: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 19 January 1988 Jan Feb: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 5 February 1911 Feb Mar: 58.9 mm (2.3 in), 17 March 1987 Mar Apr: 87.6 mm (3.4 in), 30 April 1911 Apr May: 101.6 mm (4.0 in), 26 May 1932 May Jun: 100.1 mm (3.9 in), 15 June 1964 Jun Jul: 100.8 mm (4.0 in), 26 July 1963 Jul Aug: 126.2 mm (5.0 in), 12 August 2008 Aug Sep: 85.9 mm (3.4 in), 4 September 1999 Sep Oct: 93.0 mm (3.7 in), 5 October 1911 Oct Nov: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 13 November 1922 Nov Dec: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 21 December 2006 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Butte. The most was 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 12 August 2008.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Butte
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.1 mm (1.5 in)19 January 1988
Feb35.6 mm (1.4 in)5 February 1911
Mar58.9 mm (2.3 in)17 March 1987
Apr87.6 mm (3.4 in)30 April 1911
May101.6 mm (4.0 in)26 May 1932
Jun100.1 mm (3.9 in)15 June 1964
Jul100.8 mm (4.0 in)26 July 1963
Aug126.2 mm (5.0 in)12 August 2008
Sep85.9 mm (3.4 in)4 September 1999
Oct93.0 mm (3.7 in)5 October 1911
Nov50.8 mm (2.0 in)13 November 1922
Dec38.6 mm (1.5 in)21 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1907 to 2022
Days with data per year at Butte 116 years of record at Butte, 1907 to 2022. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1908, 1911, 1918, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1938 and others. 1907: 161 of 365 days1908: 311 of 366 days1909: 341 of 365 days1910: 339 of 365 days1911: 321 of 365 days1912: 362 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 360 of 366 days1917: 363 of 365 days1918: 318 of 365 days1919: 363 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 356 of 365 days1922: 361 of 365 days1923: 269 of 365 days1924: 350 of 366 days1925: 333 of 365 days1926: 360 of 365 days1927: 355 of 365 days1928: 362 of 366 days1929: 362 of 365 days1930: 344 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 362 of 365 days1936: 257 of 366 days1937: 328 of 365 days1938: 241 of 365 days1939: 363 of 365 days1940: 362 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 364 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 361 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 358 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 363 of 365 days1960: 363 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 362 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 274 of 366 days1965: 333 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 361 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 361 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 334 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 362 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 362 of 365 days1984: 362 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 361 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 361 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 362 of 365 days1995: 361 of 365 days1996: 361 of 366 days1997: 357 of 365 days1998: 357 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 342 of 366 days2001: 359 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 362 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 359 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 290 of 365 days2010: 357 of 365 days2011: 360 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 354 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 154 of 365 days1920193519501965198019952010
116 years of record at Butte, 1907 to 2022. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1908, 1911, 1918, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1938 and others.
Days with data per year at Butte
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190716144%No
190831185%No
190934193%Yes
191033993%Yes
191132188%No
191236299%Yes
1913364100%Yes
1914364100%Yes
1915364100%Yes
191636098%Yes
191736399%Yes
191831887%No
191936399%Yes
1920365100%Yes
192135698%Yes
192236199%Yes
192326974%No
192435096%Yes
192533391%Yes
192636099%Yes
192735597%Yes
192836299%Yes
192936299%Yes
193034494%Yes
193136399%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933364100%Yes
1934364100%Yes
193536299%Yes
193625770%No
193732890%No
193824166%No
193936399%Yes
194036299%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
194436499%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194636399%Yes
194736199%Yes
1948365100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950364100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195335898%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195936399%Yes
196036399%Yes
1961364100%Yes
196236299%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196427475%No
196533391%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836399%Yes
196936199%Yes
197036299%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197236199%Yes
197336399%Yes
197433492%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836299%Yes
197936399%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
198336299%Yes
198436299%Yes
198536399%Yes
198636399%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
198936199%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
199236199%Yes
1993364100%Yes
199436299%Yes
199536199%Yes
199636199%Yes
199735798%Yes
199835798%Yes
1999365100%Yes
200034293%Yes
200135998%Yes
200236399%Yes
2003364100%Yes
200436299%Yes
200536399%Yes
2006364100%Yes
200735998%Yes
200836499%Yes
200929079%No
201035798%Yes
201136099%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
201435497%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020365100%Yes
2021364100%Yes
202215442%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Butte
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 May 2022Butte, USdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2022Butte, USdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2022Butte, USdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2022Butte, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)59 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2022Butte, USdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2022Butte, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)36 years26 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2022Butte, USdaily low max (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie84 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2022Butte, USdaily low min (Tie)-9.4 C (15.1 F)tie60 years7 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2022Butte, USdaily snowfall16.3 cm (6.4 in)1.1 cm (0.4 in)104 years41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2022Butte, USdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2022Butte, USdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2022Butte, USdaily low max-17.2 C (1.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)100 years45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2021Butte, USdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2021Butte, USdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)62 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2021Butte, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2021Butte, USdaily high max41.7 C (107.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)103 years48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2021Butte, USdaily low min (Tie)-6.1 C (21.0 F)tie70 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2021Butte, USdaily low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)94 years38 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2021Butte, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2021Butte, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

97 complete years, 1909 to 2021
Annual mean temperature at Butte as warming stripes, 1909 to 2021 One stripe for each of 97 complete years at Butte, 1909 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1929, at 6.8 C (44.2 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.8 C (53.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1909: 7.4 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1912: 8.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1913: 9.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1914: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1915: 7.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1916: 8.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1917: 7.5 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1919: 8.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1920: 8.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1921: 11.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1922: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1926: 9.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1927: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1928: 8.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1929: 6.8 C, -2.4 C from the station mean1931: 11.8 C, +2.6 C from the station mean1932: 8.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1933: 11.2 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1934: 11.4 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1935: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1939: 10.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1940: 9.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1941: 10.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1942: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 10.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1944: 9.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1945: 9.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1946: 10.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1948: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1949: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1950: 7.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1951: 7.1 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1952: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1953: 10.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1954: 10.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1955: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1956: 9.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 8.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1958: 8.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1959: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 8.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1961: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 8.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1963: 10.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1966: 8.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1968: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1969: 8.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 8.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1973: 10.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1975: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1976: 9.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1977: 9.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1978: 7.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1979: 8.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1980: 10.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1981: 11.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1982: 8.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 9.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1984: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1985: 8.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1986: 10.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1987: 11.1 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1988: 9.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1989: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1990: 10.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1991: 10.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1992: 9.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1993: 8.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1994: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1995: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 7.6 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1997: 9.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1998: 10.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1999: 9.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 8.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2001: 8.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2002: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2003: 9.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2004: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 9.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2006: 9.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2007: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2008: 7.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2010: 8.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2011: 8.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2012: 10.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2013: 7.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2015: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 10.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2017: 9.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2018: 8.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2019: 7.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2020: 9.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2021: 10.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean190919201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 97 complete years at Butte, 1909 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1929, at 6.8 C (44.2 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.8 C (53.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Butte as warming stripes, 1909 to 2021
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19097.4 C-1.85 C
19128.2 C-0.97 C
19139.4 C+0.22 C
19149.3 C+0.07 C
19157.8 C-1.40 C
19168.2 C-1.01 C
19177.5 C-1.70 C
19198.5 C-0.68 C
19208.9 C-0.33 C
192111.0 C+1.77 C
19229.3 C+0.10 C
19269.9 C+0.69 C
19279.1 C-0.10 C
19288.8 C-0.43 C
19296.8 C-2.44 C
193111.8 C+2.57 C
19328.7 C-0.46 C
193311.2 C+1.98 C
193411.4 C+2.22 C
19359.0 C-0.21 C
193910.5 C+1.26 C
19409.4 C+0.22 C
194110.5 C+1.30 C
19429.5 C+0.30 C
194310.1 C+0.86 C
19449.2 C-0.04 C
19459.2 C-0.03 C
194610.4 C+1.17 C
19489.5 C+0.28 C
19499.0 C-0.19 C
19507.3 C-1.90 C
19517.1 C-2.09 C
19529.3 C+0.11 C
195310.3 C+1.09 C
195410.2 C+1.00 C
19559.3 C+0.13 C
19569.6 C+0.40 C
19578.8 C-0.45 C
19588.8 C-0.36 C
19599.0 C-0.16 C
19608.1 C-1.10 C
19619.1 C-0.06 C
19628.8 C-0.39 C
196310.2 C+0.98 C
19668.7 C-0.52 C
19679.0 C-0.20 C
19689.0 C-0.23 C
19698.8 C-0.43 C
19709.1 C-0.07 C
19719.1 C-0.08 C
19728.3 C-0.92 C
197310.0 C+0.76 C
19759.0 C-0.19 C
19769.9 C+0.74 C
19779.7 C+0.51 C
19787.8 C-1.42 C
19798.0 C-1.16 C
198010.4 C+1.16 C
198111.0 C+1.79 C
19828.8 C-0.36 C
19839.2 C-0.02 C
19849.3 C+0.10 C
19858.4 C-0.76 C
198610.2 C+0.99 C
198711.1 C+1.88 C
19889.9 C+0.68 C
19899.3 C+0.08 C
199010.7 C+1.54 C
199110.6 C+1.39 C
19929.7 C+0.52 C
19938.2 C-1.01 C
19949.5 C+0.33 C
19959.3 C+0.10 C
19967.6 C-1.59 C
19979.4 C+0.17 C
199810.4 C+1.15 C
19999.7 C+0.51 C
20008.9 C-0.33 C
20018.9 C-0.27 C
20029.1 C-0.07 C
20039.0 C-0.25 C
20049.1 C-0.11 C
20059.4 C+0.21 C
20069.8 C+0.55 C
20079.0 C-0.17 C
20087.4 C-1.81 C
20108.3 C-0.89 C
20118.1 C-1.12 C
201210.7 C+1.49 C
20137.3 C-1.92 C
20159.5 C+0.26 C
201610.0 C+0.76 C
20179.3 C+0.05 C
20188.0 C-1.23 C
20197.4 C-1.80 C
20209.4 C+0.21 C
202110.2 C+0.97 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1909 to 2021 is 0.00 C (-0.06 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.11 to 0.12) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 97 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Butte
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.00 C (-0.06 to 0.07) per decade0.00 F (-0.11 to 0.12) per decade1909 to 202197Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.08 C (-0.16 to 0.00) per decade-0.15 F (-0.28 to -0.01) per decade1909 to 202197Fall
Mean daily minimum0.09 C (0.02 to 0.15) per decade0.15 F (0.04 to 0.27) per decade1909 to 202197Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1906 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Butte: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.1 C (115.0 F)193439.2 C (102.5 F)116
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1911-28.9 C (-20.0 F)116
Wettest day (Rx1day)126.2 mm (5.0 in)200853.8 mm (2.1 in)117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)141.5 mm (5.6 in)198680.7 mm (3.2 in)117
Longest dry spell (CDD)73 days193535 days117

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Butte by year The hottest day of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 C (102.5 F). 3035404550192019401960198020002020Record: 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1934
The hottest day of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 C (102.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Butte by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1906n/a
190739.4 C (102.9 F)
190837.8 C (100.0 F)
190938.9 C (102.0 F)
191040.0 C (104.0 F)
191142.2 C (108.0 F)
191238.9 C (102.0 F)
191341.1 C (106.0 F)
191440.0 C (104.0 F)
191534.4 C (93.9 F)
191641.1 C (106.0 F)
191744.4 C (111.9 F)
191840.0 C (104.0 F)
191942.2 C (108.0 F)
192037.2 C (99.0 F)
192138.3 C (100.9 F)
192238.9 C (102.0 F)
192336.1 C (97.0 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192642.8 C (109.0 F)
192738.9 C (102.0 F)
192838.9 C (102.0 F)
192939.4 C (102.9 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193141.1 C (106.0 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193341.1 C (106.0 F)
193446.1 C (115.0 F)
193542.2 C (108.0 F)
193646.1 C (115.0 F)
193743.3 C (109.9 F)
193837.8 C (100.0 F)
193943.3 C (109.9 F)
194046.1 C (115.0 F)
194141.1 C (106.0 F)
194240.6 C (105.1 F)
194342.8 C (109.0 F)
194437.8 C (100.0 F)
194540.0 C (104.0 F)
194640.6 C (105.1 F)
194741.1 C (106.0 F)
194841.1 C (106.0 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195035.6 C (96.1 F)
195136.7 C (98.1 F)
195240.6 C (105.1 F)
195340.0 C (104.0 F)
195442.8 C (109.0 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195640.0 C (104.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195837.2 C (99.0 F)
195939.4 C (102.9 F)
196038.9 C (102.0 F)
196140.6 C (105.1 F)
196238.3 C (100.9 F)
196340.6 C (105.1 F)
196442.8 C (109.0 F)
196540.6 C (105.1 F)
196641.7 C (107.1 F)
196742.2 C (108.0 F)
196841.1 C (106.0 F)
196938.3 C (100.9 F)
197039.4 C (102.9 F)
197140.0 C (104.0 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197338.3 C (100.9 F)
197440.6 C (105.1 F)
197537.8 C (100.0 F)
197641.7 C (107.1 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197837.8 C (100.0 F)
197937.2 C (99.0 F)
198041.1 C (106.0 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198238.9 C (102.0 F)
198340.0 C (104.0 F)
198437.8 C (100.0 F)
198540.0 C (104.0 F)
198636.7 C (98.1 F)
198738.3 C (100.9 F)
198841.1 C (106.0 F)
198938.9 C (102.0 F)
199038.9 C (102.0 F)
199139.4 C (102.9 F)
199235.6 C (96.1 F)
199335.0 C (95.0 F)
199435.0 C (95.0 F)
199541.7 C (107.1 F)
199636.7 C (98.1 F)
199737.2 C (99.0 F)
199837.8 C (100.0 F)
199937.8 C (100.0 F)
200040.6 C (105.1 F)
200137.8 C (100.0 F)
200243.3 C (109.9 F)
200341.1 C (106.0 F)
200438.9 C (102.0 F)
200540.6 C (105.1 F)
200643.3 C (109.9 F)
200738.9 C (102.0 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201035.6 C (96.1 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201242.8 C (109.0 F)
201336.1 C (97.0 F)
201438.9 C (102.0 F)
201536.7 C (98.1 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201737.8 C (100.0 F)
201835.6 C (96.1 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202037.2 C (99.0 F)
202141.7 C (107.1 F)
202235.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Butte by year The coldest night of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F). -40-35-30-25-20-15192019401960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1911
The coldest night of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Butte by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1906n/a
1907-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1908-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1909-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1910-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1911-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1912-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1913-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1914-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1915-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1916-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1917-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1918-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1920-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1921-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1922-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1925-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1926-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1927-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1928-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1930-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1931-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1932-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1933-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1934-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1935-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1937-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1938-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1939-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1940-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1941-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1942-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1943-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1944-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1945-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1949-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1950-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1951-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1952-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1953-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1954-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1955-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1956-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1958-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1959-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1960-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1962-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1963-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1965-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1966-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1967-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1968-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1969-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1970-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1971-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1973-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1977-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1981-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1982-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1983-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1984-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1987-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1989-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1990-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1993-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1994-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1995-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1996-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2000-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2001-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2002-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2003-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2004-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2005-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2006-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2007-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2008-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2009-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2010-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2011-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2013-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2014-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2015-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2016-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2017-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2018-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2019-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2020-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2021-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2022-25.6 C (-14.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Butte by year The wettest day of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is 126.2 mm (5.0 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.8 mm (2.1 in). 255075100125150192019401960198020002020Record: 126.2 mm (5.0 in) in 2008
The wettest day of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is 126.2 mm (5.0 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.8 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Butte by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190661.7 mm (2.4 in)
190753.1 mm (2.1 in)
190867.8 mm (2.7 in)
190949.5 mm (1.9 in)
191027.9 mm (1.1 in)
191193.0 mm (3.7 in)
191246.7 mm (1.8 in)
191342.2 mm (1.7 in)
191487.6 mm (3.4 in)
191584.3 mm (3.3 in)
191657.2 mm (2.3 in)
191766.0 mm (2.6 in)
191844.2 mm (1.7 in)
191927.9 mm (1.1 in)
192045.7 mm (1.8 in)
192152.1 mm (2.1 in)
192273.2 mm (2.9 in)
192348.0 mm (1.9 in)
192445.7 mm (1.8 in)
192587.1 mm (3.4 in)
192648.3 mm (1.9 in)
192741.1 mm (1.6 in)
192828.7 mm (1.1 in)
192979.2 mm (3.1 in)
193045.7 mm (1.8 in)
193138.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193358.2 mm (2.3 in)
193474.9 mm (2.9 in)
193564.0 mm (2.5 in)
193644.5 mm (1.8 in)
193777.2 mm (3.0 in)
193844.5 mm (1.8 in)
193943.2 mm (1.7 in)
194050.3 mm (2.0 in)
194145.7 mm (1.8 in)
194255.9 mm (2.2 in)
194339.9 mm (1.6 in)
194466.0 mm (2.6 in)
194538.1 mm (1.5 in)
194672.4 mm (2.9 in)
194741.9 mm (1.6 in)
194836.8 mm (1.4 in)
194937.1 mm (1.5 in)
195077.5 mm (3.1 in)
195162.0 mm (2.4 in)
195236.3 mm (1.4 in)
195350.3 mm (2.0 in)
195454.6 mm (2.1 in)
195567.8 mm (2.7 in)
195626.7 mm (1.1 in)
195757.2 mm (2.3 in)
195852.1 mm (2.1 in)
195940.9 mm (1.6 in)
196037.3 mm (1.5 in)
196178.7 mm (3.1 in)
196266.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1964100.1 mm (3.9 in)
196535.1 mm (1.4 in)
196671.4 mm (2.8 in)
196795.8 mm (3.8 in)
196842.7 mm (1.7 in)
196947.0 mm (1.9 in)
197054.9 mm (2.2 in)
197154.4 mm (2.1 in)
197270.4 mm (2.8 in)
197377.5 mm (3.1 in)
197486.4 mm (3.4 in)
197554.4 mm (2.1 in)
197653.6 mm (2.1 in)
197767.3 mm (2.6 in)
197853.6 mm (2.1 in)
197935.1 mm (1.4 in)
198056.9 mm (2.2 in)
198140.4 mm (1.6 in)
198247.5 mm (1.9 in)
198341.4 mm (1.6 in)
198461.7 mm (2.4 in)
198544.2 mm (1.7 in)
198659.7 mm (2.4 in)
198768.6 mm (2.7 in)
198859.7 mm (2.4 in)
198936.1 mm (1.4 in)
199043.2 mm (1.7 in)
199144.2 mm (1.7 in)
199268.8 mm (2.7 in)
199358.7 mm (2.3 in)
199457.7 mm (2.3 in)
199580.3 mm (3.2 in)
199686.4 mm (3.4 in)
199738.6 mm (1.5 in)
199853.8 mm (2.1 in)
199985.9 mm (3.4 in)
200047.2 mm (1.9 in)
200155.6 mm (2.2 in)
200279.8 mm (3.1 in)
200335.3 mm (1.4 in)
200446.0 mm (1.8 in)
200549.8 mm (2.0 in)
200641.1 mm (1.6 in)
200747.2 mm (1.9 in)
2008126.2 mm (5.0 in)
200953.6 mm (2.1 in)
201071.1 mm (2.8 in)
201155.4 mm (2.2 in)
201230.5 mm (1.2 in)
201353.3 mm (2.1 in)
201483.1 mm (3.3 in)
201569.1 mm (2.7 in)
201643.7 mm (1.7 in)
201740.6 mm (1.6 in)
201860.5 mm (2.4 in)
201956.9 mm (2.2 in)
202068.1 mm (2.7 in)
202145.7 mm (1.8 in)
202266.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Butte by year The wettest five days of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is 141.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.7 mm (3.2 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 141.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1986
The wettest five days of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is 141.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.7 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Butte by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190678.1 mm (3.1 in)
190776.9 mm (3.0 in)
190870.8 mm (2.8 in)
190987.1 mm (3.4 in)
191042.4 mm (1.7 in)
191191.2 mm (3.6 in)
191258.2 mm (2.3 in)
191347.7 mm (1.9 in)
1914103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1915131.5 mm (5.2 in)
191672.7 mm (2.9 in)
1917117.5 mm (4.6 in)
191853.6 mm (2.1 in)
191952.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920102.1 mm (4.0 in)
192168.6 mm (2.7 in)
192277.5 mm (3.1 in)
192365.0 mm (2.6 in)
192452.5 mm (2.1 in)
1925115.5 mm (4.5 in)
192676.8 mm (3.0 in)
192794.8 mm (3.7 in)
192842.4 mm (1.7 in)
1929107.4 mm (4.2 in)
193087.4 mm (3.4 in)
193155.4 mm (2.2 in)
1932135.1 mm (5.3 in)
193363.5 mm (2.5 in)
193481.0 mm (3.2 in)
193566.5 mm (2.6 in)
193699.8 mm (3.9 in)
193794.2 mm (3.7 in)
193884.6 mm (3.3 in)
193962.7 mm (2.5 in)
194067.3 mm (2.6 in)
194176.5 mm (3.0 in)
194278.3 mm (3.1 in)
194380.3 mm (3.2 in)
1944101.9 mm (4.0 in)
194540.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946136.1 mm (5.4 in)
194793.9 mm (3.7 in)
194876.6 mm (3.0 in)
194962.9 mm (2.5 in)
195095.0 mm (3.7 in)
195197.2 mm (3.8 in)
195246.0 mm (1.8 in)
195390.9 mm (3.6 in)
195471.4 mm (2.8 in)
195588.9 mm (3.5 in)
195644.0 mm (1.7 in)
195760.0 mm (2.4 in)
195893.7 mm (3.7 in)
195943.4 mm (1.7 in)
196061.4 mm (2.4 in)
196180.7 mm (3.2 in)
1962107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1963112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1964116.4 mm (4.6 in)
196572.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1967121.5 mm (4.8 in)
196858.2 mm (2.3 in)
196973.0 mm (2.9 in)
197075.1 mm (3.0 in)
197171.9 mm (2.8 in)
1972128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1973116.6 mm (4.6 in)
197486.4 mm (3.4 in)
197564.7 mm (2.5 in)
197667.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977111.5 mm (4.4 in)
197896.5 mm (3.8 in)
197964.0 mm (2.5 in)
198057.4 mm (2.3 in)
198154.9 mm (2.2 in)
198273.6 mm (2.9 in)
198381.7 mm (3.2 in)
198476.7 mm (3.0 in)
198581.3 mm (3.2 in)
1986141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1987127.8 mm (5.0 in)
198869.6 mm (2.7 in)
198958.7 mm (2.3 in)
199047.0 mm (1.9 in)
199181.2 mm (3.2 in)
199299.3 mm (3.9 in)
1993102.6 mm (4.0 in)
199492.0 mm (3.6 in)
199586.6 mm (3.4 in)
1996101.6 mm (4.0 in)
199759.0 mm (2.3 in)
199872.6 mm (2.9 in)
199989.7 mm (3.5 in)
200054.6 mm (2.1 in)
200189.5 mm (3.5 in)
2002107.9 mm (4.2 in)
200368.4 mm (2.7 in)
200460.0 mm (2.4 in)
200594.5 mm (3.7 in)
200660.4 mm (2.4 in)
200794.2 mm (3.7 in)
2008137.4 mm (5.4 in)
200973.2 mm (2.9 in)
2010122.6 mm (4.8 in)
201183.3 mm (3.3 in)
201269.1 mm (2.7 in)
201387.6 mm (3.4 in)
201494.3 mm (3.7 in)
201595.3 mm (3.8 in)
2016103.4 mm (4.1 in)
201780.2 mm (3.2 in)
201871.9 mm (2.8 in)
201997.3 mm (3.8 in)
202089.2 mm (3.5 in)
202162.7 mm (2.5 in)
202281.0 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Butte by year The longest dry spell of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is 73 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 73 days in 1935
The longest dry spell of the year at Butte, 1906 to 2022. The record is 73 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Butte by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190624 days
190748 days
190832 days
190928 days
191034 days
191138 days
191254 days
191341 days
191453 days
191534 days
191637 days
191739 days
191822 days
191928 days
192026 days
192141 days
192223 days
192347 days
192419 days
192546 days
192645 days
192744 days
192847 days
192923 days
193039 days
193133 days
193249 days
193349 days
193434 days
193573 days
193635 days
193732 days
193848 days
193956 days
194022 days
194136 days
194233 days
194338 days
194432 days
194541 days
194642 days
194729 days
194822 days
194923 days
195029 days
195135 days
195258 days
195334 days
195450 days
195534 days
195625 days
195731 days
195844 days
195935 days
196035 days
196136 days
196273 days
196331 days
196461 days
196526 days
196646 days
196751 days
196835 days
196923 days
197023 days
197135 days
197222 days
197322 days
197446 days
197535 days
197642 days
197721 days
197831 days
197935 days
198038 days
198138 days
198237 days
198320 days
198441 days
198525 days
198644 days
198727 days
198822 days
198939 days
199023 days
199131 days
199234 days
199333 days
199433 days
199530 days
199642 days
199724 days
199849 days
199939 days
200019 days
200131 days
200235 days
200327 days
200432 days
200532 days
200639 days
200743 days
200819 days
200936 days
201030 days
201148 days
201241 days
201323 days
201433 days
201542 days
201631 days
201732 days
201823 days
201920 days
202045 days
202119 days
202248 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

97 years with a frost

Across 97 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Butte falls on 7 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 150 days between them.

In 1990 to 2021 the median growing season was 155 days. That is 9 days more than in 1909 to 1949.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Butte
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1909 to 1949)Recent period (1990 to 2021)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost7 May8 May8 Mayno change-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost3 October26 September8 October12 days later+1.1 days per decade
Growing days150 days146 days155 days9 days more+1.7 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

103 years, 1907 to 2021

A day with at least 53.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.9 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Butte: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years53.8 mm (2.1 in)
5 years70.6 mm (2.8 in)
10 years81.7 mm (3.2 in)
25 years95.5 mm (3.8 in)
50 years105.8 mm (4.2 in)
100 years115.9 mm (4.6 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 103 years of values from 1907 to 2021.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 126.2 mm (5.0 in) in 2008; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1932; 100.8 mm (4.0 in) in 1963.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Butte, at 1979 and 1999. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1979 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1999 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Butte, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1979+0.3+0.5likely5
1999-0.6-1.1possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2005 to 2021 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2005 to 2021, Butte had a mean temperature of 8.9 C (48.0 F) and 709.7 mm (27.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Albion (United States, 153 km away), Mt Mary College (United States, 880 km away) and Oakdale (United States, 119 km away).

Climate twins of Butte: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2005 to 2021 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
AlbionUnited States153 km (95 mi)8.9 C (48.0 F)699.4 mm (27.5 in)0.90
Mt Mary CollegeUnited States880 km (547 mi)9.0 C (48.2 F)787.2 mm (31.0 in)0.95
OakdaleUnited States119 km (74 mi)8.8 C (47.9 F)639.1 mm (25.2 in)1.02

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Butte standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Butte threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).