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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 May | ||||||
Warmest | Coldest | |||||
| Temp (F) | Year | Rank | Temp (F) | Year | ||
| 58.8 | 1985 | 1 | 48.5 | 2010 | ||
| 58.7 | 1987 | 2 | 48.6 | 1995 | ||
| 58.3 | 1977 | 3 | 48.7 | 2011 | ||
| 57.4 | 1988 | 4 | 49.0 | 1983 | ||
| 56.2 | 2007 | 5 | 49.3 | 2008 | ||
| 56.2 | 1992 | 6 | 49.4 | 1967 | ||
| 56.1 | 1994 | 7 | 49.7 | 1996 | ||
| 56.1 | 1966 | 8 | 49.7 | 1968 | ||
| 55.9 | 1993 | 9 | 50.3 | 2005 | ||
| 55.9 | 1991 | 10 | 50.4 | 2001 | ||
Wettest | Driest | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 7.90 in 1962 | 2.50 on 5/22/2011 | 1 | 0.49 | 1966 | ||
| 7.33 in 2008 | 2.27 on 5/6/2007 | 2 | 0.74 | 2001 | ||
| 7.24 in 1978 | 1.96 on 5/24/2006 | 3 | 0.91 | 1969 | ||
| 6.15 in 1982 | 1.83 on 5/2/2008 | 4 | 0.95 | 1983 | ||
| 5.38 in 2011 | 1.83 on 5/9/1995 | 5 | 0.97 | 1984 | ||
| 4.89 in 2007 | 1.60 on 5/20/1982 | 6 | 0.97 | 1979 | ||
| 4.73 in 1995 | 1.47 on 5/8/2005 | 7 | 1.05 | 2009 | ||
| 4.60 in 1965 | 1.44 on 5/14/1970 | 8 | 1.05 | 1960 | ||
| 4.31 in 2005 | 1.37 on 5/24/2008 | 9 | 1.14 | 1992 | ||
| 4.31 in 1975 | 1.37 on 5/30/1978 | 10 | 1.22 | 1985 | ||
Most Snow | Least Snow | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 15.0 in 2008 | 13.5 on 5/2/2008 | 1 | 0.0 | MANY | ||
| 8.0 in 1965 | 8.0 on 5/9/1965 | 2 | ||||
| 7.0 in 1967 | 6.0 on 5/1/1967 | 3 | ||||
| 5.0 in 2005 | 5.0 on 5/12/2005 | 4 | ||||
| 4.5 in 1975 | 4.0 on 5/12/1983 | 5 | ||||
| 4.0 in 1983 | 4.0 on 5/7/1978 | 6 | ||||
| 4.0 in 1978 | 4.0 on 5/20/1975 | 7 | ||||
| 3.2 in 1995 | 2.0 on 5/14/1995 | 8 | ||||
| 2.0 in 1986 | 2.0 on 5/9/1986 | 9 | ||||
| 2.0 in 1972 | 2.0 on 5/1/1972 | 10 | ||||
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