LOTHAIR, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		41.1		17.8		21.6		29.2		40.4		49.9		57.7		64.9		63		53.2		43.4		30.3		21.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		53.3		28.3		32.5		40.2		52.5		62.4		70.2		79.8		78		67		55.9		40.8		31.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		28.9		7.5		10.8		18.2		28.3		37.3		45.1		50		48		39.4		30.8		19.7		11.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		107		67		71		77		89		91		101		106		107		97		88		79		67

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-47		-46		-47		-34		-25		9		27		32		25		-4		-14		-33		-46

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.8		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.7		3.8		2.9		0.4		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		188.8		29		26.2		27.9		20.5		7.8		0.5		---		0.2		5.6		17.5		25.3		28.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		10.9		7.6		3.7		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		3.2		7.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		11.4		0.3		0.3		0.4		0.8		1.8		2.7		1.4		1.3		1.1		0.5		0.3		0.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72		5		4		6		6		9		10		7		6		6		4		4		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9		2.3		1.1		1.8		2.3		7		8		9		4.9		4.1		2.2		1.4		1.5

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 108

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.8		1.7		0.5		0.8		1.1		2		2.8		2.3		2.4		1.9		1.4		1.2		0.9

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

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31		1		1		1		3		5		6		4		3		3		2		1		1

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

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6		---		---		---		---		1		2		1		1		1		---		---		---

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

Years on Record: 108

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

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.4		0.2		0.2		0.3		0.3		0.5		0.6		0.7		0.7		0.5		0.4		0.3		0.2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		32.2		5.5		4.5		4.9		4.1		1.3		0.1		---		---		0.7		2.4		4.4		4.3

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 96

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

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		19.7		19.7		15.6		17.5		17.1		11		4.1		---		---		7		11.1		16.2		17.8

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		58.1		65		64		60.4		57.3		55.2		58		51.1		50.2		54.2		58.8		60.5		63.6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8880		1428		1157		1059		723		475		249		129		172		379		687		1066		1356

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		195		---		---		---		---		---		15		70		94		16		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1191.9		---		---		---		---		---		231		461.9		403		96		---		---		---

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 Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		46.1		52		50.2		49.4		51.6		51.5		49.9		34		33.9		38.4		44.3		49.8		48.1

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		39.6		43.8		43.3		42.9		46.2		45.5		44.4		29		29.5		33.6		38.3		38.6		39.6

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		12.5		14.1		12.4		13.2		13		12.7		12		10.4		10.2		11		13.1		14.4		14.1

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		2.1		3.3		4.8		5.7		6.2		6.6		5.4		4		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		3.3		4.2		5.1		5.3		5.3		5.9		5.4		4.6		3.6		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		1.8		2.9		3.6		5.1		5.5		5.8		6.7		5.7		4.5		3.4		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		2.1		3.3		4.8		5.7		6.2		6.6		5.4		4		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		1.3		1.8		2.2		2.5		2.7		2.7		2.2		2		1.4		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		4		5.1		6.1		6		6.3		6.5		5.8		5.8		3.9		2.9		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		5		2.1		3.6		4.8		6.5		6.8		7.5		7.6		6.3		5.9		3.8		2.5		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		1.7		2.8		4.2		4.9		5.3		5.2		4.9		3.1		2.2		1.3		0.9

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		0.7		1		1.6		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.6		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.8		2.7		3.4		4.4		4.5		4.6		4.6		4.8		3.5		3.1		2.1		1.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.5		2.2		2.7		3.9		4		4.3		4.4		4.7		3		2.8		1.8		1.4