SONNETTE, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43.2		19.8		24.6		32.5		41.9		51.5		60.4		68.3		66.9		56.5		44		30.9		21.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57.5		32.9		37.5		45.5		55.7		65.6		74.8		84.8		84		72.8		58.6		43.9		34.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		29		6.8		11.5		19.5		28.3		37.5		45.8		51.7		49.8		40.1		29.6		18		8.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		68		70		80		87		103		105		104		103		100		90		77		66

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-44		-38		-42		-24		-8		11		26		33		25		10		-16		-25		-44

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		0.2		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22.8		---		---		---		---		0.2		2		9.3		8.7		2.4		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		60.6		---		---		---		0.6		2.3		7.6		20.8		20.4		8		0.9		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		111.9		---		---		0.6		3.5		9.5		19		28.6		28.4		16.7		5.1		0.5		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		164.2		0.1		0.6		3.7		10.6		20		27.2		30.8		30.7		24.6		12.8		3.2		0.1

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		218		1.9		4.5		11.7		19.3		27.7		29.6		31		30.9		28.3		21.5		9.3		2.2

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		280		11.3		12.6		20.9		26.3		30.5		30		31		31		29.5		28		18.6		10.3

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		364.9		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		359.9		31		28		31		30		31		29.3		28.4		29.2		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		319.1		31		28		31		29.9		29.9		22.2		12.5		15.2		27.5		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		252.7		31		28		30.8		28.4		18.8		7.5		1		2.5		15.3		28.5		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		200.3		30.4		27.6		28.8		21.2		8.3		0.9		---		0.1		5.2		19		28.3		30.5

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		108.4		24.1		19.4		13.4		4.9		0.4		---		---		---		0.3		4.4		16.3		25.4

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53.3		14.5		10.8		4.5		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		6.4		15.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.2		10		5.5		2.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.2		7.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15		0.5		0.4		0.8		1.7		2.7		2.7		1.5		1.1		1.3		1.3		0.6		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		61		3		3		4		6		9		9		6		5		5		5		3		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		10.5		2.1		1.5		2.4		4.5		10.5		5		7.3		3.5		6.4		5.7		2.1		1.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 46

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3		0.7		1.4		1.1		2.4		3		3		2.4		2.6		2.2		1.8		1.4		0.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.5		1.3		1.7		3.1		3.9		5.7		6		4.1		2.9		3.1		3.4		1.8		1.5

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

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40		2		2		3		4		6		6		4		3		3		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 46

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

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.2		0.1		0.1		0.3		1.1		1.7		1.7		0.9		0.5		0.6		0.7		0.3		0.2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13.1		2.9		1.3		1.6		2.2		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		1.9		2.9

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 34

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

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		39		39		8.3		11		37		5		4		---		---		---		1		18		22

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8393		1356		1144		1011		708		453		201		49		65		304		685		1041		1376

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		288		---		---		---		---		3		32		124		111		18		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1734		---		---		3		26		111		291		539		512		212		38		3		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.8		11		12.5		14.1		15.5		16.2		15.8		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.3

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		2.5		3.6		4.8		6		6.5		6.8		5.9		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		1.4		0.6		0.9		1.3		1.8		2.1		2.3		2		1.7		1.4		1		0.7		0.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.4		4.1		4.6		5.1		5.5		5.7		6		5.9		5.2		4.4		3.4		2.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		3.5		4.4		4.7		5.4		6.3		6.8		7.6		7		5.8		4.6		3.6		3.2

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		2.5		3.6		4.8		6		6.5		6.8		5.9		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		1.5		0.6		0.9		1.4		1.9		2.3		2.5		2.3		1.9		1.6		1.1		0.7		0.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		4.2		4.8		5.6		6.4		6.3		6.3		6.6		6.2		5.9		5.2		4.3		3.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.6		4.6		5.4		6.2		7.9		8.1		8.5		8.9		7.7		6.9		5.8		4.8		4.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.4		2		3		4.2		4.4		5.5		5.7		5.4		3.6		2.6		1.5		1.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.2		0.5		0.8		1.2		1.5		1.9		2		1.8		1.6		1.2		0.9		0.6		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		3.8		2.8		3.1		3.7		4.3		4		4.8		5.1		5.4		4.2		3.7		2.6		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.7		2.8		3.4		4		3.4		4.8		5.5		6		4		3.7		2.5		1.9