GILDFORD, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.9		16.2		22.6		31.4		43.5		53.7		62		68.4		67		55.9		44.9		29.8		19.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56.5		27.4		34.3		43.7		57.2		68		76.3		84.9		83.4		71.2		59.1		41.7		30.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		29.3		5.1		10.8		19		29.7		39.6		47.7		51.9		50.4		40.6		30.7		17.9		7.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		112		65		75		79		89		102		103		111		112		100		89		76		64

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-44		-43		-44		-33		-16		11		29		36		29		13		-20		-30		-44

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.7		0.5		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22.3		---		---		---		---		0.5		2.4		9.3		8.6		1.5		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66.6		---		---		---		0.6		4.4		9.8		22.4		20.9		7.4		1.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		120.1		---		0.1		0.5		4.9		12.5		22.2		29.5		28.2		16.4		5.6		0.3		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		175.6		0.2		0.9		3.8		13.7		24.2		28.8		30.9		30.6		25		14.7		2.6		0.2

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		228.8		2.2		4.9		13.4		22.7		29.4		29.9		31		30.9		28.6		24		9.1		2.6

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		285.6		12.2		12.4		21.8		28.3		30.7		30		31		31		29.7		28.5		18.8		11.3

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		358.7		31		28		31		30		30.9		29.2		27.8		28.9		29.8		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		311.2		31		28		31		29.8		28.4		19.5		10.9		14		27		30.7		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		237.9		30.9		28		30.5		27.3		15.6		3.6		0.4		1.6		12.7		27		29.4		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		186.3		29.5		26.8		27.9		18.5		5.6		0.3		---		---		4.2		17.2		26.4		29.9

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96.3		22.2		18.7		12		3		0.1		---		---		---		0.2		3.1		14		22.9

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53.7		15.5		11.2		4.4		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		6.1		15.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36.2		12.5		7.3		3.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		3.4		9.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		10.9		0.4		0.2		0.4		0.9		1.8		2.4		1.2		1.2		1		0.6		0.4		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		61		4		3		4		5		8		9		6		6		5		4		3		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.1		1.4		1.1		1.7		2.6		6.1		5.3		4.7		4		4.7		1.4		1.4		2

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.6		0.4		0.6		1.5		1.3		2.4		2.4		1.8		2.6		2		0.9		0.8		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30.5		1.3		0.8		1.5		2.5		4.4		5.4		3.2		3.4		3		2.3		1.5		1.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		2		1		1		3		4		5		3		3		3		2		1		1

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		---		---		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.3		---		---		0.1		0.3		1.3		1.5		0.6		0.5		0.6		0.2		0.2		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		---		---		---		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		16.5		5.2		2		2.2		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.8		4.2

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1		2		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		28		23.1		11		14		7.5		5		---		---		2		0.5		4		12		28

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8123		1404		1173		987		629		356		140		35		59		282		637		1027		1393

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		331		---		---		---		---		9		42		142		122		15		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1933		---		---		4		35		168		356		572		530		218		46		4		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.4		10.8		12.5		14.3		15.9		16.8		16.3		14.8		13.1		11.3		9.8		9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.2		2		3.2		4.8		5.7		6.1		6.5		5.4		3.9		2.5		1.4		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.7		1.1		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.1		3.2		4.1		5.1		5.3		5.3		5.8		5.4		4.6		3.5		2.5		1.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		1.8		2.8		3.5		5.1		5.5		5.8		6.5		5.7		4.4		3.3		2.1		1.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.2		2		3.2		4.8		5.7		6.1		6.5		5.4		3.9		2.5		1.4		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		0.8		1.2		1.8		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.7		2.3		2		1.3		0.9		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		2.3		3.8		5		5.8		6		6.1		6.4		6.1		5.6		3.8		3		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		2.1		3.3		4.8		6.2		6.8		7.3		7.5		6.7		5.7		3.7		2.6		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1		1.6		2.8		4.2		4.6		5.2		5.2		4.8		2.9		2.2		1.2		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.6		0.9		1.6		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.6		1.2		0.7		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		1.6		2.4		3.5		4.4		4.2		4.5		4.6		4.7		3.3		3.1		1.9		1.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		1.4		2		2.8		3.9		3.6		4.1		4.3		4.6		2.7		2.8		1.6		1.3