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Latitude 43 26 N - Longitude 103 28 W - Elevation 3559 Feet
Station Record Begins 02/01/1894

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30 Year Normals (1981-2010)

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECAnnual
Max (F)41.344.553.462.471.380.789.288.479.165.350.140.263.9
Min (F)14.416.123.731.742.050.657.255.645.033.722.913.934.0
Mean (F)27.830.338.647.156.665.773.272.062.049.536.527.049.0
Precip (inches)0.340.481.072.013.152.892.391.771.431.280.500.3617.67
Snowfall (inches)4.34.05.93.80.20.00.00.00.11.03.05.227.5
HDD11529718205402757591515048385511766523
CDD0002179526323262200672

Yearly Top 10 Information

Yearly Rainfall

Yearly Snowfall

Wettest

Driest

Most Snow

Least Snow

AmountYearAmountYear
Rank
AmountYearAmountYear
32.0119156.151960
1
76.51956-5712.32002-03
28.55192710.051917
2
72.31975-7616.41913-14
27.78192210.121936
3
67.51919-2017.21982-83
26.79199811.361939
4
63.51923-2417.41987-88
25.86199311.451934
5
61.41952-5318.01980-81
25.57201011.531985
6
60.31954-5518.72004-05
25.22191811.561952
7
57.71949-5020.01940-41
23.70199711.781969
8
57.51955-5620.32006-07
23.57192312.322002
9
57.01935-3620.51984-85
22.76193312.412001
10
55.61936-3720.91979-80

Top 30 Information

Rainfall

Snowfall

Amount (inches)Date
Rank
Amount (inches)Date
4.314/19/2000
1
15.03/12/2006
3.506/21/1947
2
14.04/18/1970
3.335/23/1971
3
14.01/4/1949
3.285/2/1946
4
13.010/19/1919
3.258/3/1922
5
12.012/31/1975
3.198/28/1933
6
12.03/27/1975
2.877/29/1997
7
12.01/27/1944
2.857/30/1961
8
12.04/18/1920
2.854/20/1933
9
12.012/11/1909
2.848/14/1948
10
11.02/10/1953
2.708/7/1941
11
11.01/24/1921
2.706/18/1937
12
10.51/15/1953
2.676/7/1925
13
10.04/19/2000
2.656/1/1908
14
10.03/3/1985
2.605/31/1935
15
10.03/15/1976
2.525/1/1915
16
10.04/17/1920
2.505/25/1997
17
9.512/23/1944
2.507/2/1958
18
9.03/29/1998
2.354/9/1943
19
9.04/7/1957
2.347/12/1944
20
9.02/19/1955
2.327/24/2005
21
9.01/3/1926
2.328/20/1993
22
9.01/29/1921
2.285/25/1990
23
8.810/28/1991
2.289/20/1955
24
8.04/4/2009
2.225/28/1908
25
8.05/2/2008
2.207/31/1976
26
8.03/18/2002
2.127/14/1918
27
8.010/8/1993
2.109/5/1938
28
8.010/7/1970
2.068/1/1999
29
8.01/6/1967
2.059/23/1977
30
8.03/16/1963

Top Ten Information for January

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
37.42006
1
10.11979
34.91981
2
11.01916
34.41934
3
11.91949
34.01990
4
12.31930
34.01986
5
14.11912
33.51931
6
14.31963
33.51914
7
14.71978
33.41939
8
15.01929
32.91992
9
15.61918
32.21989
10
16.01982

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
2.47 in 19491.53 on 1/4/1949
1
0.001917
2.10 in 19211.10 on 1/24/1921
2
TR1989
1.55 in 19091.09 on 1/15/1953
3
TR1952
1.50 in 19220.95 on 1/27/1944
4
0.021942
1.41 in 19180.90 on 1/3/1926
5
0.031990
1.29 in 19530.90 on 1/29/1921
6
0.031987
1.25 in 19300.80 on 1/4/1910
7
0.031961
1.20 in 19100.60 on 1/11/2013
8
0.031939
1.17 in 19440.60 on 1/1/1925
9
0.041948
1.10 in 19260.60 on 1/5/1923
10
0.041914

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
26.2 in 194914.0 on 1/4/1949
1
0.01919
21.0 in 192112.0 on 1/27/1944
2
0.01917
18.0 in 194411.0 on 1/24/1921
3
TR1990
16.6 in 199310.5 on 1/15/1953
4
TR1989
15.1 in 20099.0 on 1/3/1926
5
TR1952
15.0 in 19229.0 on 1/29/1921
6
0.31942
12.5 in 19798.0 on 1/6/1967
7
0.41939
12.5 in 19308.0 on 1/4/1910
8
0.41914
12.2 in 19097.6 on 1/9/1993
9
0.52012
12.0 in 19687.0 on 1/8/1992
10
0.61948

Top Ten Information for February

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
41.21954
1
6.81936
38.71999
2
16.81929
38.31992
3
17.01913
38.01991
4
17.31978
37.31983
5
18.01989
37.31926
6
19.61919
36.31925
7
20.31993
36.11977
8
20.41922
35.81935
9
20.81939
35.61943
10
20.81910

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
2.10 in 19551.05 on 2/19/1955
1
0.001926
1.55 in 19320.83 on 2/27/1954
2
0.031996
1.40 in 19190.81 on 2/10/1953
3
0.031949
1.29 in 19870.80 on 2/29/2004
4
0.031938
1.26 in 19530.64 on 2/23/1992
5
0.041950
1.15 in 19360.63 on 2/8/1909
6
0.051947
1.13 in 19090.62 on 2/17/1991
7
0.061983
1.09 in 20040.60 on 2/22/1924
8
0.061977
1.00 in 19290.60 on 2/4/1955
9
0.091974
0.94 in 20010.60 on 2/3/1997
10
0.101941

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
20.0 in 195511.0 on 2/10/1953
1
0.01983
19.0 in 19369.0 on 2/19/1955
2
0.01977
18.0 in 19878.0 on 2/22/1914
3
0.01926
16.0 in 19667.5 on 2/27/1954
4
TR1999
16.0 in 19627.0 on 2/7/2001
5
TR1988
15.6 in 19537.0 on 2/13/1973
6
0.11996
14.5 in 19936.5 on 2/4/1987
7
0.31950
14.5 in 19786.0 on 2/24/2011
8
0.31949
14.4 in 20116.0 on 2/8/1975
9
0.51992
14.0 in 20016.0 on 2/9/1966
10
0.51985

Top Ten Information for March

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
48.92012
1
23.31912
48.31910
2
23.41965
46.72007
3
24.21932
44.91986
4
26.51915
44.01918
5
26.61951
43.31946
6
26.91924
43.01992
7
27.62002
42.71911
8
28.11943
42.42004
9
28.31913
41.92010
10
28.61958

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
4.20 in 19321.45 on 3/4/1933
1
0.131988
2.80 in 19241.30 on 3/18/2003
2
0.131947
2.32 in 20061.20 on 3/4/1935
3
0.151914
2.20 in 19981.15 on 3/24/1937
4
0.161969
2.17 in 19371.05 on 3/31/2027
5
0.201960
2.05 in 19350.98 on 3/14/1973
6
0.201900
2.03 in 19730.96 on 3/2/1953
7
0.221979
2.02 in 19120.94 on 3/5/1983
8
0.221953
2.01 in 20030.92 on 3/12/2006
9
0.232012
1.99 in 19550.80 on 3/18/2002
10
0.251922

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
28.0 in 192415.0 on 3/12/2006
1
0.02012
26.5 in 200612.0 on 3/27/1975
2
0.01922
23.3 in 200210.0 on 3/3/1985
3
TR2003
22.0 in 199810.0 on 3/15/1976
4
TR1992
21.1 in 19129.0 on 3/29/1998
5
TR1981
20.0 in 19758.0 on 3/1/2004
6
TR1914
19.0 in 19768.0 on 3/18/2002
7
TR1910
18.5 in 19558.0 on 3/16/1963
8
0.41988
18.5 in 19378.0 on 3/10/1962
9
0.81984
18.3 in 19508.0 on 3/2/1953
10
1.02007

Top Ten Information for April

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
54.11946
1
37.11920
53.41981
2
39.21953
53.02012
3
39.71951
52.71943
4
40.11956
52.51910
5
40.22013
52.31930
6
40.71918
52.21985
7
40.81957
52.12006
8
40.91983
51.51987
9
41.41997
51.41942
10
41.71995

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
6.30 in 20004.31 on 4/19/2000
1
0.071987
6.20 in 19412.85 on 4/20/1933
2
0.131952
4.99 in 19402.35 on 4/9/1943
3
0.241962
4.62 in 19202.00 on 4/17/1920
4
0.342004
4.44 in 20101.69 on 4/21/2005
5
0.391954
4.22 in 19221.68 on 4/20/1912
6
0.431988
4.07 in 19331.50 on 4/23/1915
7
0.491913
3.97 in 19991.43 on 4/25/1984
8
0.501926
3.94 in 19571.35 on 4/13/1941
9
0.511939
3.80 in 20091.23 on 4/30/2000
10
0.611945

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
30.5 in 195714.0 on 4/18/1970
1
0.0MANY
29.6 in 201312.0 on 4/18/1920
2
25.0 in 192010.0 on 4/19/2000
3
24.0 in 192710.0 on 4/17/1920
4
23.0 in 19709.0 on 4/7/1957
5
18.0 in 19848.3 on 4/22/2013
6
17.0 in 19188.0 on 4/4/2009
7
15.0 in 19508.0 on 4/26/1958
8
14.0 in 19968.0 on 4/6/1938
9
13.0 in 20098.0 on 4/14/1927
10

Top Ten Information for May

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
69.01934
1
50.51935
64.51936
2
50.71915
62.91939
3
51.21950
62.71941
4
51.51916
61.51985
5
51.61983
61.21977
6
51.81968
61.01994
7
51.91995
60.71937
8
52.01967
60.62007
9
52.12011
60.61958
10
52.11942

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
09.65 in 19353.33 on 5/23/1971
1
0.001917
8.06 in 19463.28 on 5/2/1946
2
0.091966
6.45 in 19822.60 on 5/31/1935
3
0.271960
6.41 in 20082.52 on 5/1/1915
4
0.351934
6.36 in 19902.50 on 5/25/1997
5
0.361924
6.28 in 19572.28 on 5/25/1990
6
0.551985
5.96 in 19952.22 on 5/28/1908
7
0.701936
5.89 in 19812.03 on 5/25/1957
8
0.831940
5.87 in 20111.88 on 5/19/2011
9
0.931958
5.75 in 20101.88 on 5/8/1995
10
0.951941

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
11.3 in 19508.0 on 5/2/2008
1
0.0MANY
9.0 in 19425.0 on 5/12/2005
2
8.0 in 20085.0 on 5/7/1950
3
5.0 in 20055.0 on 5/5/1942
4
3.0 in 19674.0 on 5/16/1942
5
2.0 in 19153.0 on 5/12/1967
6
1.8 in 19462.0 on 5/8/1950
7
1.0 in 19792.0 on 5/19/1915
8
TR in MANY1.8 on 5/5/1950
9
in 1.8 on 5/3/1950
10

Top Ten Information for June

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
75.61933
1
56.91951
74.31988
2
58.51945
73.01936
3
59.31915
72.91931
4
59.41998
71.82012
5
60.31928
71.61911
6
60.41982
71.21977
7
60.41916
71.11956
8
61.51969
71.01934
9
61.71993
70.31940
10
61.71967

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
09.44 in 19473.50 on 6/21/1947
1
0.711996
7.87 in 19672.70 on 6/18/1937
2
0.861989
7.00 in 19272.67 on 6/7/1925
3
0.901940
6.66 in 19372.65 on 6/1/1908
4
0.971987
6.34 in 19081.97 on 6/9/1986
5
0.971974
6.31 in 19991.97 on 6/18/1967
6
1.031966
5.88 in 19511.95 on 6/16/1911
7
1.031919
5.71 in 19201.93 on 6/5/1923
8
1.042004
5.52 in 19631.85 on 6/1/1927
9
1.042002
5.50 in 19931.82 on 6/12/1970
10
1.102000

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
1.5 in 19511.5 on 6/1/1951
1
0.0MANY
0.0 in MANY on
2
in on
3
in on
4
in on
5
in on
6
7
8
9
10

Top Ten Information for July

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
84.01936
1
63.61915
80.11939
2
65.81992
79.51933
3
66.51958
79.11934
4
67.31993
79.01935
5
67.61927
78.82012
6
67.91918
78.71940
7
68.51922
78.22007
8
68.91962
78.11954
9
69.01971
78.01966
10
69.31951

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
8.05 in 19972.87 on 7/29/1997
1
0.151936
7.61 in 19582.85 on 7/30/1961
2
0.251960
5.65 in 19622.50 on 7/2/1958
3
0.331964
5.61 in 19222.34 on 7/12/1944
4
0.342003
5.47 in 19152.32 on 7/24/2005
5
0.381952
5.11 in 19932.20 on 7/31/1976
6
0.431939
4.90 in 19182.12 on 7/14/1918
7
0.431914
4.73 in 19442.00 on 7/14/1966
8
0.601994
4.54 in 19611.87 on 7/31/1974
9
0.671924
4.16 in 19281.86 on 7/16/1918
10
0.781950

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
NEVER
1
NEVER
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Top Ten Information for August

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
79.61937
1
65.21915
77.91983
2
65.81974
77.81936
3
65.91927
77.01938
4
65.91911
75.71947
5
67.11992
75.61943
6
67.21977
75.01955
7
67.61966
74.92003
8
67.71918
74.91995
9
67.71910
74.91922
10
67.71908

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
6.89 in 19333.25 on 8/3/1922
1
0.111958
4.99 in 19963.19 on 8/28/1933
2
0.151937
4.74 in 19412.84 on 8/14/1948
3
0.181961
4.69 in 19112.70 on 8/7/1941
4
0.241959
4.22 in 19182.32 on 8/20/1993
5
0.271908
4.14 in 19152.06 on 8/1/1999
6
0.281975
4.05 in 19791.96 on 8/10/1996
7
0.301910
4.05 in 19301.79 on 8/15/1978
8
0.311967
3.73 in 19221.75 on 8/7/1918
9
0.331962
3.64 in 19931.70 on 8/13/2005
10
0.351971

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
NEVER
1
NEVER
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Top Ten Information for September

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
68.51940
1
51.21965
68.11931
2
53.41918
67.41998
3
54.31929
67.21938
4
54.31912
67.11933
5
55.61951
66.91990
6
56.21961
66.91937
7
56.31974
66.81936
8
56.51999
66.71948
9
56.91993
66.51922
10
57.41986

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
5.20 in 19152.28 on 9/20/1955
1
0.032012
3.69 in 19552.10 on 9/5/1938
2
0.041958
3.46 in 19382.05 on 9/23/1977
3
0.091992
3.41 in 19891.80 on 9/5/2004
4
0.091932
3.19 in 19731.71 on 9/2/1973
5
0.121920
3.17 in 19861.65 on 9/21/1998
6
0.141975
3.15 in 19461.60 on 9/28/1923
7
0.151916
3.11 in 19181.50 on 9/16/1913
8
0.161947
3.01 in 20041.46 on 9/24/1918
9
0.181960
2.80 in 19131.40 on 9/21/1989
10
0.181944

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
4.0 in 19274.0 on 9/26/1927
1
0.0MANY
3.0 in 19553.0 on 9/25/1955
2
3.0 in 19293.0 on 9/6/1929
3
2.5 in 19702.5 on 9/13/1970
4
2.0 in 20002.0 on 9/23/2000
5
2.0 in 19342.0 on 9/25/1934
6
1.5 in 19261.5 on 9/24/1926
7
1.0 in 19851.0 on 9/28/1985
8
1.0 in 19611.0 on 9/30/1961
9
0.8 in 19450.8 on 9/28/1945
10

Top Ten Information for October

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
57.11963
1
37.21919
56.91938
2
38.31925
55.71934
3
41.42009
55.51940
4
42.02002
54.51924
5
42.51932
54.22010
6
42.81969
54.11953
7
43.91911
53.81965
8
45.01923
53.71921
9
45.01917
53.21915
10
45.21970

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
4.66 in 19981.61 on 10/6/1962
1
TR1999
3.51 in 20091.60 on 10/4/1913
2
TR1945
3.37 in 19941.52 on 10/15/1980
3
0.031960
3.16 in 19301.43 on 10/24/1921
4
0.101928
2.84 in 19191.30 on 10/8/1993
5
0.151965
2.66 in 19101.30 on 10/14/1942
6
0.151959
2.60 in 19131.30 on 10/19/1919
7
0.151958
2.51 in 19081.27 on 10/14/2007
8
0.151933
2.40 in 19241.20 on 10/5/2009
9
0.181952
2.33 in 19541.19 on 10/17/1998
10
0.201953

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
16.5 in 191913.0 on 10/19/1919
1
0.0MANY
11.0 in 19328.8 on 10/28/1991
2
10.5 in 19728.0 on 10/8/1993
3
10.2 in 19258.0 on 10/7/1970
4
8.5 in 20097.0 on 10/8/1932
5
8.4 in 19956.5 on 10/26/1954
6
8.0 in 19936.0 on 10/30/1995
7
8.0 in 19706.0 on 10/30/1972
8
7.0 in 19236.0 on 10/28/1971
9
6.5 in 19544.5 on 10/30/1912
10

Top Ten Information for November

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
44.91999
1
20.61985
44.31949
2
25.61919
44.11917
3
27.02000
43.11934
4
27.11955
42.81933
5
27.81996
42.41923
6
28.71911
42.31990
7
29.11959
42.11914
8
29.31918
42.11913
9
29.81947
42.02009
10
30.51978

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
4.50 in 19221.50 on 11/4/1922
1
0.001943
1.54 in 19981.30 on 11/5/1922
2
0.001939
1.50 in 19090.80 on 11/7/1926
3
0.001925
1.40 in 19240.80 on 11/5/1924
4
0.001914
1.34 in 19210.78 on 11/1/1982
5
TR1997
1.32 in 19260.70 on 11/2/1990
6
TR1908
1.20 in 19830.62 on 11/12/1993
7
0.021963
1.19 in 19560.61 on 11/8/1983
8
0.021945
1.12 in 19470.60 on 11/18/1930
9
0.062007
1.09 in 19850.60 on 11/6/1924
10
0.071932

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
22.0 in 19858.0 on 11/12/1959
1
0.0MANY
14.0 in 19317.0 on 11/2/1936
2
14.0 in 19226.0 on 11/25/1975
3
14.0 in 19216.0 on 11/21/1931
4
13.8 in 19866.0 on 11/18/1930
5
13.0 in 19566.0 on 11/6/1924
6
12.9 in 19476.0 on 11/16/1921
7
12.5 in 19096.0 on 11/21/1909
8
12.3 in 19985.5 on 11/30/1954
9
12.0 in 19555.3 on 11/22/2010
10

Top Ten Information for December

Warmest

Coldest

Temp (F)Year
Rank
Temp (F)Year
36.51939
1
9.71983
34.41957
2
12.81909
34.11999
3
16.31916
33.91933
4
16.41927
33.81979
5
17.71924
33.51954
6
18.72009
33.01959
7
19.01978
32.81965
8
19.31932
32.41991
9
19.51914
32.12003
10
20.31972

Wettest

Driest

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
1.71 in 19171.21 on 12/11/1909
1
0.001930
1.65 in 19090.71 on 12/20/1917
2
0.001912
1.60 in 19240.70 on 12/30/1924
3
TR1979
1.07 in 19550.61 on 12/3/1955
4
0.011999
0.99 in 20100.60 on 12/31/2010
5
0.022001
0.98 in 19940.60 on 12/7/1924
6
0.052004
0.95 in 19100.59 on 12/4/1960
7
0.051991
0.90 in 19310.58 on 12/31/1975
8
0.051974
0.82 in 19110.55 on 12/4/1910
9
0.062005
0.80 in 19210.52 on 12/6/1956
10
0.071986

Most Snow

Least Snow

Inches in YearInches on Day
Rank
InchesYear
19.5 in 197512.0 on 12/31/1975
1
0.02001
18.0 in 198312.0 on 12/11/1909
2
0.01999
17.2 in 19449.5 on 12/23/1944
3
0.01930
16.5 in 19097.5 on 12/3/1955
4
0.01912
16.0 in 19817.0 on 12/18/1973
5
TR2005
16.0 in 19247.0 on 12/30/1924
6
TR1991
14.5 in 20096.0 on 12/4/1983
7
TR1979
14.5 in 19556.0 on 12/20/1967
8
TR1965
13.7 in 19946.0 on 12/2/1936
9
0.52004
13.4 in 19786.0 on 12/7/1924
10
0.51974


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