CHOTEAU, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43		20		24		31		41		51		58		66		63		54		45		32		26

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57		33		37		44		55		65		72		83		81		70		60		45		38

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		29		8		11		18		28		37		44		49		46		39		31		20		15

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		106		66		70		82		85		92		97		105		106		96		87		77		72

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-50		-44		-50		-36		-16		8		28		33		29		-5		-15		-30		-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		10.6		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		7		3		0.3		---		---		---

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
in		12.9		0.6		0.5		0.5		1.3		2.2		2.5		1.4		1.4		0.9		0.5		0.5		0.6

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
in		7.1		1.8		1.7		1.6		3.6		6.8		7.1		4		3.6		3.2		3.5		1.5		1.9

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 53

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.1		0.7		1.1		0.6		1.9		2.5		4.1		1.7		1.6		1.6		1.1		0.9		0.7

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		30.3		1.4		1.5		1.7		2.2		4.8		5.7		3.4		2.6		2.4		1.7		1.6		1.3

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		51		8.9		6.8		6.6		7.9		1.7		0.4		---		---		0.8		2.6		6.9		8.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		28		26.3		18.8		28		26.2		10.6		8		---		---		4.8		16.6		20.2		22.2

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8075.3		1379.5		1158.3		1054		705		434		210		---		46.5		315		604.5		975		1193.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 50

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

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1320.5		---		---		---		---		31		240		496		418.5		135		---		---		---

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
kWh/m2		3.8		1.3		2.2		3.4		4.8		5.7		6.2		6.6		5.5		4.1		2.6		1.5		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		0.8		1.2		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.6		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.9		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.2		3.4		4.3		5		5.2		5.3		5.9		5.5		4.8		3.6		2.6		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		4.1		2		3		3.8		4.9		5.4		5.8		6.7		5.8		4.6		3.4		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		3.8		1.3		2.2		3.4		4.8		5.7		6.2		6.6		5.5		4.1		2.6		1.5		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		0.9		1.3		1.9		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.8		2.3		2.1		1.4		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		2.7		4		5.1		5.7		6		6		6.6		6.2		5.9		4.1		3		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		5		2.5		3.7		4.9		6		6.8		7.1		7.6		6.7		6		4		2.6		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		1.7		2.8		3.9		4.7		5.3		5.2		5		3.2		2.3		1.4		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		2.6		3.6		4		4.2		4.6		4.6		5		3.6		3.2		2.2		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		2.2		2.7		3.3		3.6		4.2		4.3		4.9		3.1		2.9		1.9		1.3