SWIFTCURRENT LAKE, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		38.3		12.7		26		28.9		37.8		46.5		53.4		58.8		57.5		50.3		39		28.8		19.5

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44.3		25.1		31.5		36.6		45.8		53.8		67.5		70		62.9		53.1		39.3		17.1		27.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		24.7		6.2		14.3		20.6		26.8		34.1		38		39		36		34.5		25.2		10.4		10.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		92		49		52		56		72		74		85		86		92		89		73		56		54

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-50		-50		-22		-24		-5		18		23		31		27		21		-2		-25		-45

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 14

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

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		184.2		27.7		25.2		26.4		17.6		11		2		0.2		1.2		5.2		14		24.7		28.9

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32.7		13.4		4.4		3.9		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2		8

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		37.6		4.9		3.5		3		1.9		4.1		3.3		2.4		3.3		1.4		2.6		1.5		5.7

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		133		15		9		13		9		8		15		9		7		12		10		11		15

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		10.8		8.3		6.8		6.8		2.7		5.5		7.3		3		3.9		5.5		8		3.6		10.8

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.3		1.8		1.3		1.1		0.8		2		3.1		1		0.3		1		1.2		2.2		2.7

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.9		1.6		1.4		2.9		1.1		2.5		2.7		0.9		1.4		1.6		1.6		1.1		2

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

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		94		11		7		8		5		6		11		6		5		8		8		8		11

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

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		28		4		2		2		1		3		3		1		1		2		3		2		4

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

Years on Record: 14

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		210.5		63		21.1		36.6		21		5		1.5		---		---		1.5		8.8		18.9		33.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		93.2		93.2		48.5		66.5		34.5		13		6		---		---		6		9.3		24.3		46.7

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6503		1311		823		809		517		280		119		25		47		187		500		786		1099

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31		---		---		---		---		---		7		13		10		1		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		616.3		---		---		---		---		---		102		272.8		232.5		9		---		---		---

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		14.8		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		3.4		4.7		5.6		6		6.5		5.4		3.9		2.5		1.4		1.1

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		2.2		3.4		4.3		5		5.1		5.2		5.8		5.4		4.6		3.5		2.5		2

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		2		3		3.8		4.9		5.3		5.5		6.5		5.7		4.4		3.3		2.2		1.8

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		3.4		4.7		5.6		6		6.5		5.4		3.9		2.5		1.4		1.1

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		1.9		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.8		2.3		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		2.6		3.8		5.2		5.7		5.7		6		6.5		6.1		5.8		4		2.9		2.5

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		2.4		3.3		5		6.1		6.3		7.1		7.6		6.7		5.9		3.9		2.5		2.3

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		1.9		2.8		3.9		4.6		5.2		5.1		4.7		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		2.5		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		1.9		2.9		3.5		4		4.2		4.5		4.6		4.6		3.5		3		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		1.6		2.5		2.8		3.4		3.6		4.1		4.2		4.4		3		2.7		1.8		1.3