CHOTEAU, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		6		-6		-4		---		5		10		14		18		17		12		7		---		-3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13		---		2		6		12		18		22		28		27		21		15		7		3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-1		-13		-11		-7		-2		2		6		9		7		3		---		-6		-9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		41		18		21		27		29		33		36		40		41		35		30		25		22

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-45		-42		-45		-37		-26		-13		-2		---		-1		-20		-26		-34		-38

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		---		---		---		---		---		---		7		3		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		182		29		26		28		22		6		1		---		---		4		16		23		27

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		327		14		12		14		32		56		65		36		36		23		12		14		14

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72		6		5		6		7		8		9		6		6		5		4		5		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		181		47		42		40		90		172		181		101		91		80		90		38		48

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		1		---		2		8		1		---		---		4		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		104.7		16.8		26.7		14.7		47.8		64.8		104.7		42.2		40.6		39.6		27.4		22.6		18

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

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35		2		1		2		4		5		5		3		4		3		2		2		2

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

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		---		---		---		---		1		2		1		1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30		1		1		1		2		4		5		3		2		2		1		1		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		129.5		22.6		17.3		16.8		20.1		4.3		1		---		---		2		6.6		17.5		21.3

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		71.1		66.8		47.8		71.1		66.5		26.9		20.3		---		---		12.2		42.2		51.3		56.4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5016.8		766.4		643.5		585.6		391.7		241.1		116.7		---		25.8		175		335.8		541.7		663.1

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		17.2		---		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		733.6		---		---		---		---		17.2		133.3		275.6		232.5		75		---		---		---

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		15.8		16.6		16.2		14.8		13		11.3		9.8		9.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.5		4.7		8		12.3		17.1		20.5		22.2		23.8		19.9		14.7		9.4		5.4		4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		2.8		4.2		6.1		7.6		8.9		9.5		9.3		8		6.6		4.7		3.1		2.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15		8		12.3		15.4		18		18.8		19.2		21.2		19.9		17.1		13.1		9.2		7.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.8		7.2		10.9		13.6		17.6		19.5		20.9		24		21		16.5		12.3		8		6.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.5		4.7		8		12.3		17.1		20.5		22.2		23.8		19.9		14.7		9.4		5.4		4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.5		3.1		4.6		6.7		7.7		9.1		9.7		9.9		8.4		7.4		5		3.5		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.4		9.6		14.5		18.4		20.6		21.6		21.7		23.6		22.2		21.4		14.8		10.8		8.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18		8.9		13.3		17.5		21.6		24.4		25.7		27.5		24.2		21.6		14.3		9.5		8.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.2		4		6.3		10.1		14.1		16.7		18.9		18.6		18.1		11.6		8.3		4.9		3.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.8		2.5		3.5		5.7		7.5		8.8		9.4		9.1		8		6		4.3		2.9		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.3		6.7		9.4		12.8		14.4		15.3		16.4		16.6		17.9		13		11.4		7.9		5.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.8		5.8		7.8		9.8		11.8		12.9		15.3		15.5		17.8		11.2		10.5		6.8		4.7