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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 December | ||||||
Warmest | Coldest | |||||
| Temp (F) | Year | Rank | Temp (F) | Year | ||
| 36.9 | 1957 | 1 | 9.5 | 1983 | ||
| 35.7 | 1999 | 2 | 18.5 | 1951 | ||
| 34.5 | 1954 | 3 | 19.0 | 2009 | ||
| 34.1 | 1979 | 4 | 19.1 | 1968 | ||
| 34.1 | 1959 | 5 | 19.5 | 2000 | ||
| 34.0 | 1953 | 6 | 19.6 | 1996 | ||
| 33.8 | 1965 | 7 | 20.1 | 1978 | ||
| 33.7 | 1991 | 8 | 20.1 | 1972 | ||
| 33.6 | 2002 | 9 | 20.3 | 1990 | ||
| 33.5 | 1952 | 10 | 20.4 | 2008 | ||
Wettest | Driest | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 1.85 in 1989 | 0.79 on 12/28/1955 | 1 | TR | 2001 | ||
| 1.56 in 1996 | 0.62 on 12/1/1980 | 2 | 0.01 | 1952 | ||
| 1.53 in 1985 | 0.58 on 12/4/1983 | 3 | 0.02 | 1957 | ||
| 1.36 in 1955 | 0.58 on 12/4/1960 | 4 | 0.04 | 1953 | ||
| 1.18 in 1960 | 0.50 on 12/17/1985 | 5 | 0.05 | 2006 | ||
| 1.12 in 1993 | 0.39 on 12/31/1975 | 6 | 0.08 | 1986 | ||
| 1.05 in 1951 | 0.39 on 12/22/1966 | 7 | 0.15 | 1979 | ||
| 0.96 in 1992 | 0.38 on 12/7/1951 | 8 | 0.18 | 1987 | ||
| 0.93 in 1983 | 0.35 on 12/18/1973 | 9 | 0.19 | 2004 | ||
| 0.90 in 2009 | 0.35 on 12/11/1965 | 10 | 0.19 | 1959 | ||
Most Snow | Least Snow | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 17.0 in 2009 | 11.9 on 12/4/1983 | 1 | TR | 2001 | ||
| 16.0 in 1983 | 8.0 on 12/25/2009 | 2 | TR | 1999 | ||
| 14.8 in 1996 | 8.0 on 12/1/1980 | 3 | TR | 1986 | ||
| 14.2 in 1951 | 8.0 on 12/4/1960 | 4 | TR | 1965 | ||
| 14.0 in 1985 | 7.9 on 12/28/1955 | 5 | TR | 1957 | ||
| 14.0 in 1966 | 7.0 on 12/24/1985 | 6 | 0.1 | 1952 | ||
| 13.9 in 1989 | 7.0 on 12/7/1951 | 7 | 0.4 | 1979 | ||
| 13.6 in 1955 | 6.0 on 12/17/1985 | 8 | 0.4 | 1953 | ||
| 13.4 in 1993 | 6.0 on 12/22/1966 | 9 | 0.6 | 2006 | ||
| 13.0 in 1960 | 5.8 on 12/23/1984 | 10 | 1.2 | 1998 | ||
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