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Latitude 43 53 N - Longitude 103 27 W - Elevation 5250 Feet
Station Record Begins 02/01/1962
Station Record Begins 02/01/1962
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) | 36.3 | 36.7 | 43.2 | 50.7 | 60.7 | 71.0 | 79.1 | 78.1 | 67.8 | 54.9 | 42.9 | 35.3 | 54.8 |
| Min (F) | 18.7 | 19.0 | 24.6 | 32.0 | 41.6 | 51.3 | 58.9 | 57.7 | 48.2 | 36.5 | 26.0 | 18.1 | 36.1 |
| Mean (F) | 27.5 | 27.8 | 33.9 | 41.4 | 51.1 | 61.1 | 69.0 | 67.9 | 58.0 | 45.7 | 34.5 | 26.7 | 45.5 |
| Precip (inches) | 0.38 | 0.67 | 1.19 | 2.23 | 4.22 | 3.41 | 2.90 | 1.99 | 1.81 | 1.68 | 0.62 | 0.43 | 21.53 |
| Snowfall (inches) | 5.7 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 52.4 |
| HDD | 1163 | 1040 | 964 | 711 | 438 | 172 | 43 | 53 | 254 | 600 | 916 | 1187 | 7541 |
| CDD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 167 | 142 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 421 |
Top Ten Information for August | ||||||
Warmest | Coldest | |||||
| Temp (F) | Year | Rank | Temp (F) | Year | ||
| 75.7 | 1983 | 1 | 61.8 | 1992 | ||
| 73.6 | 1969 | 2 | 63.5 | 1993 | ||
| 72.8 | 1984 | 3 | 63.8 | 2004 | ||
| 72.7 | 1971 | 4 | 63.8 | 1977 | ||
| 72.5 | 1970 | 5 | 64.8 | 2009 | ||
| 72.3 | 2001 | 6 | 64.9 | 1987 | ||
| 71.9 | 2000 | 7 | 65.0 | 1997 | ||
| 71.8 | 2003 | 8 | 65.0 | 1966 | ||
| 71.5 | 1995 | 9 | 65.8 | 1968 | ||
| 71.5 | 1991 | 10 | 65.9 | 1979 | ||
Wettest | Driest | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 5.92 in 1996 | 2.26 on 8/29/1996 | 1 | 0.27 | 2012 | ||
| 3.88 in 1966 | 1.95 on 8/15/1996 | 2 | 0.44 | 2000 | ||
| 3.84 in 1998 | 1.72 on 8/19/1966 | 3 | 0.50 | 1962 | ||
| 3.63 in 1994 | 1.65 on 8/10/1998 | 4 | 0.59 | 1985 | ||
| 3.27 in 1980 | 1.65 on 8/7/1970 | 5 | 0.78 | 1969 | ||
| 3.24 in 2011 | 1.43 on 8/11/1994 | 6 | 0.90 | 1964 | ||
| 3.19 in 1968 | 1.32 on 8/9/1996 | 7 | 0.92 | 2010 | ||
| 3.10 in 1965 | 1.30 on 8/9/1968 | 8 | 0.98 | 1991 | ||
| 3.03 in 2006 | 1.23 on 8/4/1965 | 9 | 1.08 | 1990 | ||
| 2.95 in 1979 | 1.18 on 8/3/1988 | 10 | 1.09 | 1973 | ||
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