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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 January | ||||||
Warmest | Coldest | |||||
| Temp (F) | Year | Rank | Temp (F) | Year | ||
| 37.0 | 1986 | 1 | 13.4 | 1979 | ||
| 36.4 | 2006 | 2 | 14.9 | 1963 | ||
| 34.7 | 1981 | 3 | 16.5 | 1972 | ||
| 33.8 | 1992 | 4 | 18.3 | 1982 | ||
| 32.9 | 1983 | 5 | 18.4 | 1978 | ||
| 31.3 | 1965 | 6 | 19.4 | 1977 | ||
| 31.2 | 2001 | 7 | 19.9 | 1996 | ||
| 31.1 | 1995 | 8 | 20.1 | 1966 | ||
| 31.0 | 1989 | 9 | 22.1 | 1980 | ||
| 30.7 | 1987 | 10 | 22.5 | 1997 | ||
Wettest | Driest | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 1.40 in 1999 | 0.60 on 1/30/1971 | 1 | 0.02 | 1990 | ||
| 1.19 in 1996 | 0.56 on 1/6/1999 | 2 | 0.04 | 1987 | ||
| 1.16 in 1971 | 0.50 on 1/23/1999 | 3 | 0.04 | 1981 | ||
| 1.08 in 1965 | 0.41 on 1/22/1965 | 4 | 0.06 | 1989 | ||
| 0.87 in 1998 | 0.40 on 1/11/2013 | 5 | 0.07 | 1992 | ||
| 0.74 in 2003 | 0.38 on 1/7/1975 | 6 | 0.09 | 1986 | ||
| 0.72 in 1993 | 0.37 on 1/17/1996 | 7 | 0.10 | 1995 | ||
| 0.69 in 1975 | 0.31 on 1/12/1993 | 8 | 0.10 | 1984 | ||
| 0.68 in 2011 | 0.30 on 1/15/1982 | 9 | 0.12 | 1991 | ||
| 0.68 in 1968 | 0.30 on 1/6/1969 | 10 | 0.12 | 1983 | ||
Most Snow | Least Snow | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 19.0 in 1996 | 9.0 on 1/6/1999 | 1 | TR | 1995 | ||
| 16.5 in 1993 | 9.0 on 1/8/1993 | 2 | 0.3 | 1990 | ||
| 16.4 in 1999 | 8.0 on 1/30/1971 | 3 | 1.0 | 2002 | ||
| 12.5 in 1971 | 7.0 on 1/7/1975 | 4 | 1.0 | 1989 | ||
| 10.6 in 1998 | 6.0 on 1/4/2005 | 5 | 1.0 | 1987 | ||
| 10.5 in 1982 | 5.5 on 1/11/2013 | 6 | 1.0 | 1986 | ||
| 10.1 in 1975 | 4.5 on 1/12/1979 | 7 | 1.0 | 1984 | ||
| 10.0 in 1974 | 4.0 on 1/8/2011 | 8 | 1.0 | 1981 | ||
| 09.5 in 2003 | 4.0 on 1/20/2008 | 9 | 1.6 | 2006 | ||
| 09.5 in 1968 | 4.0 on 1/8/2004 | 10 | 1.7 | 2012 | ||
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