SANTA RITA, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40		17		22		29		40		49		57		62		62		52		43		28		20

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		52.4		27.4		33		39.3		52		61.9		70.2		77		76.5		65		56.4		39.6		30.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		28.6		6.7		11.7		19.5		28.8		37.6		44.9		48.4		47.5		39.2		30.4		18.3		10.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		92		41.8		48.8		61.5		66.3		75		84.3		91		92		83.2		66.7		46.1		36.7

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-3.1		-3.1		8.3		19.4		24		31.4		38.3		42		41.2		32.8		22.9		13.9		6.5

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.7		2.4		2.2		0.3		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		190.9		29.7		26.5		28.3		19.6		7.3		0.7		0.1		0.1		5.5		17.4		26.5		29.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30.8		11.4		6.7		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.8		7.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		14		0.5		0.5		1		1.1		2.3		2.6		1.6		1.8		1.3		0.6		0.4		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69		4		5		5		6		8		9		7		7		6		4		4		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.2		6.4		5.3		3.4		3.4		5		3.5		2.7		3.1		5		4.1		6		7.2

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.1		---		0.3		0.1		0.5		0.2		---		0.2		0.2		---		---		0.4

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.2		0.9		0.7		1.3		0.8		1.6		3.2		2		2.7		2.1		0.8		0.7		0.8

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

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40		2		2		3		4		5		5		4		5		4		2		2		2

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

Years on Record: 40

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

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

Years on Record: 40

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		69		9.4		8.2		19		11.9		1.9		---		---		---		0.8		3.7		6.1		8

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1		7		1		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		53.5		28		24		53		53.5		14		1		---		---		10		17		27.5		18

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7782		1282		1015		879		614		411		190		94		93		304		652		995		1253

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		200		---		---		---		---		4		19		86		79		12		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1014		---		---		---		---		---		210		372		372		60		---		---		---

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		16		16.8		16.3		14.9		13.1		11.3		9.7		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		2.1		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