TOWNSEND, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43		18		24		30		43		52		59		67		65		55		45		31		25

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		58		30		37		43		58		67		74		85		83		72		61		44		37

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		29		6		12		18		29		38		45		49		47		39		29		19		13

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		100		60		70		73		82		94		95		100		100		97		83		72		67

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-39		-39		-28		-26		6		13		19		35		30		12		---		-29		-24

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.3		---		---		---		---		0.3		1		10		6		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		195.3		30		27		29		21		5		1		---		0.3		4		21		27		30

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.5		1.1		1.4		1.8		1.9		3		2.6		1.6		1.6		1.8		1.1		1.2		1.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		131		9		9		12		13		15		15		10		10		9		8		11		10

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.2		1.6		2.2		2.5		2.9		6.2		4.1		4.7		2.8		3.9		2		2.1		2.1

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.3		0.3		0.4		0.6		1.3		0.8		0.4		0.1		0.2		---		0.6		0.5

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.5		0.6		0.8		0.8		0.8		2		2.5		1.9		1		1.8		0.6		0.5		0.4

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

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		65		5		4		6		6		8		7		6		4		5		4		5		5

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

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		---		---		1		1		2		1		1		1		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.1		1.1		1.2		1.5		2.3		4.6		4.5		2.6		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.7		1.5

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		108.3		16.2		17.3		20.1		12		4.6		0.2		---		0.2		1.6		4.5		13.2		18.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		44.6		28.5		28.7		36.8		29.5		15.5		1.5		---		3		8.1		16.2		24.8		44.6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8018.1		1457		1144.1		1069.5		645		387.5		165		---		---		285		620		1005		1240

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		62		---		---		---		---		---		---		62		---		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1519.5		---		---		---		---		77.5		285		527		465		165		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.7		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.6		16.4		16		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		1.6		2.6		3.7		4.8		5.6		6.3		6.7		5.8		4.4		2.9		1.8		1.4

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		0.9		1.3		1.8		1.9		2.5		2.6		2.6		2.2		1.9		1.4		1		0.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.8		3.8		4.6		5		5.1		5.4		5.9		5.8		5.1		3.9		2.9		2.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.4		3.5		4.1		5.1		5.2		5.9		6.7		6.1		4.9		3.7		2.6		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		1.6		2.6		3.7		4.8		5.6		6.3		6.7		5.8		4.4		2.9		1.8		1.4

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		1		1.4		1.9		2		2.5		2.7		2.9		2.4		2.1		1.5		1.1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		3.2		4.3		5.1		5.9		6		6.2		6.8		6.4		5.9		4.6		3.4		2.7

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		2.8		3.9		4.7		6.3		6.7		7.3		7.7		6.9		5.9		4.4		3		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.4		2.3		3.2		4.2		4.9		5.3		5.1		5.2		3.4		2.5		1.5		1.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.8		1.2		1.7		1.9		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.3		0.9		0.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.5		3.4		4		4.4		4.5		4.6		4.6		5.2		3.8		3.4		2.4		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.1		3		3.3		4.2		4		4.2		4.2		5.2		3.3		3.1		2.1		1.9