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Latitude 44 35 N - Longitude 104 43 W - Elevation 3862 Feet
Station Record Begins 01/01/1959
Station Record Begins 01/01/1959
All | Yearly Top 10 Precipitation Records | Top 30 Daily Precipitation Records
Click Month (below) for Monthly Top Ten Temperature / Precipitation Records
30 Year Normals (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual | |
| Max (F) | 34.3 | 37.8 | 47.4 | 57.8 | 66.8 | 76.6 | 86.1 | 85.0 | 73.6 | 60.4 | 44.5 | 34.3 | 58.8 |
| Min (F) | 6.0 | 9.7 | 19.9 | 28.3 | 38.2 | 47.5 | 53.8 | 51.6 | 40.4 | 29.3 | 17.2 | 6.4 | 29.1 |
| Mean (F) | 20.1 | 23.8 | 33.7 | 43.0 | 52.5 | 62.1 | 70.0 | 68.3 | 57.0 | 44.9 | 30.9 | 20.4 | 44.0 |
| Precip (inches) | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.19 | 1.70 | 2.68 | 3.08 | 2.09 | 1.74 | 1.35 | 1.56 | 0.78 | 0.63 | 18.00 |
| Snowfall (inches) | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 48.3 |
| HDD | 1390 | 1155 | 972 | 659 | 394 | 144 | 29 | 48 | 265 | 625 | 1024 | 1384 | 8091 |
| CDD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 183 | 150 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 |
Top Ten Information for August | ||||||
Warmest | Coldest | |||||
| Temp (F) | Year | Rank | Temp (F) | Year | ||
| 76.1 | 1983 | 1 | 62.6 | 1974 | ||
| 75.1 | 2003 | 2 | 63.0 | 1987 | ||
| 73.2 | 1961 | 3 | 64.0 | 1977 | ||
| 73.1 | 1969 | 4 | 64.1 | 1993 | ||
| 72.5 | 1971 | 5 | 64.4 | 2009 | ||
| 72.4 | 1984 | 6 | 64.4 | 1992 | ||
| 72.4 | 1959 | 7 | 64.5 | 1968 | ||
| 72.3 | 2000 | 8 | 65.0 | 2004 | ||
| 71.9 | 1970 | 9 | 65.0 | 1964 | ||
| 71.1 | 2001 | 10 | 65.5 | 1966 | ||
Wettest | Driest | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 3.65 in 1968 | 2.43 on 8/17/1960 | 1 | 0.00 | 2001 | ||
| 3.55 in 1960 | 1.85 on 8/29/1996 | 2 | 0.03 | 1969 | ||
| 3.52 in 1964 | 1.84 on 8/8/1974 | 3 | 0.03 | 1959 | ||
| 3.46 in 2007 | 1.81 on 8/23/1968 | 4 | 0.17 | 1963 | ||
| 3.01 in 1974 | 1.70 on 8/10/2009 | 5 | 0.26 | 1986 | ||
| 2.95 in 1998 | 1.68 on 8/4/1998 | 6 | 0.37 | 1997 | ||
| 2.81 in 1980 | 1.60 on 8/29/1999 | 7 | 0.38 | 1984 | ||
| 2.81 in 1982 | 1.57 on 8/6/2008 | 8 | 0.45 | 1971 | ||
| 2.76 in 2009 | 1.53 on 8/21/1964 | 9 | 0.49 | 1978 | ||
| 2.76 in 2006 | 1.46 on 8/18/1982 | 10 | 0.50 | 1970 | ||
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