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Latitude 44 25 N - Longitude 103 29 W - Elevation 3300 Feet
Station Record Begins 01/01/1902
Station Record Begins 01/01/1902
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) | 38.3 | 40.3 | 47.8 | 58.7 | 68.1 | 78.0 | 86.8 | 86.3 | 75.8 | 61.5 | 47.0 | 38.3 | 60.7 |
| Min (F) | 15.6 | 17.3 | 24.2 | 33.8 | 43.9 | 52.8 | 59.7 | 57.9 | 48.0 | 36.3 | 24.7 | 15.9 | 35.9 |
| Mean (F) | 27.0 | 28.8 | 36.0 | 46.2 | 56.0 | 65.4 | 73.2 | 72.1 | 61.9 | 48.9 | 35.8 | 27.1 | 48.3 |
| Precip (inches) | 0.45 | 0.66 | 1.49 | 2.55 | 4.12 | 3.31 | 2.23 | 1.54 | 1.43 | 1.82 | 0.98 | 0.54 | 21.12 |
| Snowfall (inches) | |||||||||||||
| HDD | 1180 | 1013 | 899 | 566 | 299 | 84 | 11 | 18 | 165 | 503 | 874 | 1175 | 6787 |
| CDD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 96 | 266 | 238 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 699 |
Top Ten Information for August | ||||||
Warmest | Coldest | |||||
| Temp (F) | Year | Rank | Temp (F) | Year | ||
| 78.8 | 1983 | 1 | 66.6 | 1992 | ||
| 77.6 | 1998 | 2 | 66.8 | 1974 | ||
| 76.9 | 1961 | 3 | 67.2 | 1993 | ||
| 76.2 | 2003 | 4 | 67.3 | 1999 | ||
| 76.2 | 1969 | 5 | 67.6 | 1977 | ||
| 76.1 | 1959 | 6 | 67.8 | 2009 | ||
| 75.5 | 1949 | 7 | 67.8 | 1966 | ||
| 75.4 | 1973 | 8 | 67.9 | 2004 | ||
| 75.4 | 1955 | 9 | 68.0 | 1987 | ||
| 75.1 | 2001 | 10 | 68.2 | 1951 | ||
Wettest | Driest | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 6.04 in 1951 | 3.01 on 8/31/1951 | 1 | 0.19 | 1970 | ||
| 3.67 in 1987 | 2.17 on 8/7/1985 | 2 | 0.23 | 1981 | ||
| 3.46 in 1966 | 1.84 on 8/21/1964 | 3 | 0.23 | 1949 | ||
| 3.42 in 2007 | 1.38 on 8/14/1951 | 4 | 0.27 | 1986 | ||
| 3.41 in 1964 | 1.32 on 8/16/1961 | 5 | 0.30 | 1959 | ||
| 3.00 in 1985 | 1.29 on 8/2/2000 | 6 | 0.31 | 2001 | ||
| 2.93 in 1953 | 1.26 on 8/6/1965 | 7 | 0.34 | 1969 | ||
| 2.85 in 1984 | 1.25 on 8/8/2002 | 8 | 0.42 | 2008 | ||
| 2.82 in 2009 | 1.22 on 8/3/2004 | 9 | 0.44 | 2003 | ||
| 2.60 in 1965 | 1.21 on 8/8/1979 | 10 | 0.45 | 1963 | ||
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