ZURICH, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.8		15.3		17		28.2		44.3		54.7		62.3		69.9		67.3		56.5		45.9		30.6		21.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54.9		25.5		27.5		39		56.7		67.3		74.5		84.4		82		70.3		58.8		41.2		31

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		30.7		5.2		6.5		17.4		31.8		42		50		55.5		52.6		42.7		33		19.9		11.3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		108		65		71		77		95		98		108		107		106		98		91		75		71

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-57		-57		-48		-41		-11		14		29		36		27		18		-18		-33		-43

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21		---		---		---		---		0.6		1.9		10		7.1		1.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		174		29.5		26.9		27.6		15.4		3		0.1		---		---		2.9		14.1		25.6		28.9

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.9		12.1		10.5		5		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		3.1		7.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.7		0.6		0.4		0.6		1		1.8		2.8		1.5		1.1		1.2		0.7		0.6		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		90		8		7		7		7		10		12		7		7		8		5		6		6

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.1		1.8		1.1		1.9		3.7		7.1		6.4		5.9		3.9		6		2.8		2.4		2.6

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.1		0.6		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.5		0.7		0.5		0.8		1.3		2.5		2.5		1.9		1.6		2.5		1.3		0.6		1

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

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36		2		2		2		3		5		6		4		3		3		2		2		2

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

Years on Record: 83

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		43.2		8.3		7.3		4.7		5.9		0.5		0.2		---		---		0.4		2.8		7		6.1

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1		3		3		2		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		32.9		14.8		16.8		15.9		32.9		2.5		2		---		---		2.4		10.3		26.4		14.4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5770		1230		1073		830		338		109		16		1		3		83		304		734		1049

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		389		---		---		---		1		14		52		181		123		17		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1862.9		---		---		---		---		145.7		369		616.9		536.3		195		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.5		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