STATE OF MONTANA 



CLIMATE DATA 

 Precipital-ion and Number of Days Between Freezing Temperatures 



-1956-1957 



COUNTY 

 & 



DISTRICT 



Station 



Number of 



Days Between 



Freezing 



T„n„th ,, , .. w T ,. Temperatures, 



"^^"^^ Precipitation. Inches Last in Spring 



jjgggrd Annual Growing Season and First in Fall 



Years 1956 1957 tNormal 1956 1957 tNormal 1956 1957 Avg. 



NORTH WEST 



Deer Lodge East Anaconda .. 



Flathead Kalispell 



Granite Philipsburg 



Lake > Poison 



Lincoln Fortine 



Mineral Superior 



Missoula Missoula 



Powell Ovando , 



Ravalli Hamilton 



Sanders Thompson Falls. 



Averages* 



N. CENTRAL 



Blaine 



Chouteau.... 



Glacier 



Hill 



Liberty 



Phillips 



Pondera 



Teton 



Toole 



53 

 61 

 54 

 48 

 52 

 42 

 78 

 59 

 53 

 47 



Chinook 61 



Fort Benton 37 



Cut Bank 50 



Havre 78 



Joplin 25 



Malta 50 



Valier 46 



Fairfield 31 



Dunkirk 46 



Averages* 



NORTH EAST 



Daniels 



Dawson 



Garfield 



McCone 



Richland 



Roosevelt 



Sheridan 



Valley 



Scobey 30 



Glendive 69 



Jordan 40 



Vida 27 



Savage 53 



Poplar 75 



Medicine Lake .... 42 



Glasgow 62 



Averages* 



Townsend 



Great Falls 



Lewistown 



Barber 



Stanford 



Helena 



White Sul. Spgs., 



Roundup 



Flatwillow 



Harlowton , 



Averages* 



34 

 67 

 62 

 13 

 31 

 78 

 24 

 37 

 45 

 43 



12.98 

 17.07 

 13.30 

 17.58 

 19.74 

 19.82 

 15.16 

 15.87 

 11.81 

 21.26 

 18.70 



7.50 



10.10 



16.65 



9.33 



9.88 



7.38 



12.75 



9.57 



12.15 



10.72 



8.52 

 11.46 



9.87 

 10.06 

 12.16 

 14.48 



9.35 



9.19 

 10.00 



CENTRAL 



Broadwater 



Cascade 



Fergus 



Golden Valley. 

 Judith Basin.... 

 Lewis & Clark 



Meagher 



Musselshell 



Petroleum 



Wheatland 



SOUTH WEST 



Beaverhead Dillon 63 



Gallatin Bozeman 82 



Jefferson Whitehall 23 



Madison Virginia City 47 



Silver Bow Butte 64 



Averages* 



S. CENTRAL 



Big Horn Crow Agency 77 



Carbon Red Lodge 63 



Park Livingston 57 



Stillwater Columbus 27 



Sweet Grass Big Timber 55 



Treasure Hysham 12 



Yellowstone Billings 58 



Averages* 



SOUTH EAST 



Carter Ekalaka 61 12.14 



Custer Miles City 80 9.55 



Fallon Plevna 46 9.41 



Powder River. Broadus 27 11.46 



Prairie Mildred 49 8.05 



Rosebud Forsyth 30 9.35 



Wibaux Wibaux 38 9.48 



Averages* 10.69 



t Long-term average 1931-1955, Inclusive 

 * All Stations 



9.62 



10.76 



11.15 



8.92 



9.66 



9.13 



1S.06 



11.79 



9.16 



8.50 



1136 



8.19 

 11.30 



6.28 

 10.96 

 10.50 

 11.65 



10.26 

 20.49 

 13.37 

 10.00 

 10.81 

 10.71 

 10.58 

 12.56 



15.32 

 12.44 

 14.15 

 16.32 

 13.79 

 19.47 

 12.21 

 15.02 

 12.70 

 22.63 

 18.01 



12.41 

 14.06 

 8.67 

 11.65 

 10.16 

 10.88 

 12.08 

 14.47 

 10.44 

 12.47 



11.64 

 15.91 



8.89 

 12.95 

 16.42 



8.76 

 13.85 

 10.39 

 11.46 



9.09 

 16.16 

 16.65 

 15.35 

 17.06 

 14.65 

 18.97 

 14.56 

 17.53 

 17.24 

 16.12 



11.77 



16.52 

 8.55 



15.87 

 9.82 



15.14 



21.18 

 34.32 

 17.08 

 18.73 

 25.71 

 17.36 

 21.22 

 20.69 



14.80 

 12.62 

 12.04 

 17.29 

 14.42 

 14.10 

 16.62 

 14.43 



12.99 

 16.35 

 15.26 

 14.66 

 17.53 

 15.91 

 12.76 

 15.85 

 12.16 

 20.34 

 19.04 



13.04 



11.41 

 12.31 



12.44 

 12.83 

 11.61 

 11.54 

 13.07 



13.07 

 10.52 

 15.99 

 13.44 

 12.96 

 12.61 

 13.26 

 13.27 



14.03 

 16.90 



15.34 

 11.30 

 18.83 

 10.83 

 12.65 



i4!i3 



11.56 

 17.62 



13.79 

 12.67 

 14.28 



14.75 

 19.48 

 13.18 

 13.48 

 14.11 



13.10 

 14.50 



13.27 

 12.81 

 13.39 

 14.01 

 12.74 



13.48 



9.29 



10.88 



10.31 



10.95 



12.44 



9.71 



9.44 



9.10 



6.98 



8.07 



9.45 



6.09 

 8.00 



15.33 

 7.85 

 8.46 

 6.16 



11.30 

 7.69 



10.51 

 8.92 



7.10 

 9.86 

 8.78 

 7.96 

 10.78 

 13.12 

 7.70 

 7.79 

 8.71 



7.00 

 7.58 

 9.68 

 7.40 

 7.97 

 6.38 

 8.59 

 9.54 

 7.98 

 7.10 

 8.36 



6.73 

 7.16 

 4.36 

 8.49 

 8.37 

 7.29 



7.29 

 13.65 

 8.94 

 7.57 

 9.17 

 9.04 

 7.21 

 8.77 



10.51 

 7.45 

 8.15 

 7.91 

 6.47 

 7.55 

 8.12 

 8.57 



8.34 

 6.01 

 9.78 

 8.77 

 6.41 

 9.47 

 6.43 

 7.38 

 5.92 

 8.85 

 8.09 



8.89 

 9.27 

 6.98 

 7.68 

 7.30 

 8.06 

 9.78 

 10.48 

 7.38 

 9.11 



9.14 

 12.81 



6.66 

 10.00 

 14.04 



7.46 

 11.39 



8.69 



9.43 



6.78 

 9.65 

 12.56 

 11.51 

 13.73 

 10.02 

 12.14 

 11.34 

 13.52 

 14.06 

 11.53 



7.29 

 11.82 



6.36 

 10.68 



7.16 



9.65 



16.75 

 23.51 

 12.45 

 15.21 

 20.64 

 12.74 

 14.39 

 15.33 



11.67 

 9.02 

 10.23 

 13.89 

 11.65 

 10.83 

 12.91 

 11.55 



8.21 

 8.65 

 9.76 

 8.28 

 9.23 

 7.22 

 7.09 

 7.72 

 6.65 

 7.90 

 8.68 



9.77 



8^98 

 9.04 



9.34 

 10.32 

 9.41 

 8.83 

 9.99 



10.18 

 8.04 

 11.32 

 10.77 

 10.46 

 10.27 

 10.07 

 10.37 



9.83 

 12.22 



1T52 

 7.70 



11.41 

 8.06 

 9.59 



10.04 



113 

 141 



62 

 153 



61 

 112 

 139 



35 

 144 

 132 



122 

 119 

 112 

 122 



90 

 117 



65 

 115 



97 



123 

 124 

 112 

 123 

 123 

 123 

 120 

 154 



116 

 122 

 113 

 119 

 113 

 117 

 85 

 125 

 123 

 114 



120 

 145 



25 

 152 



49 

 136 

 160 



18 

 145 

 145 



118 

 131 

 117 

 151 



lis 



144 

 146 

 118 

 117 



115 

 171 

 118 

 154 

 119 

 118 

 116 

 144 



134 

 146 

 117 

 113 

 118 

 149 

 110 

 144 

 131 



lis 



8.22 110 



10.98 119 



109 



9.28 87 



8.68 87 



9.06 



9.47 

 13.08 

 8.89 

 9.55 

 9.67 



8.80 

 9.78 



10.33 



9.34 



10.34 



10.25 



9.85 



10.12 



126 

 112 

 115 

 109 

 122 

 125 

 172 



113 

 167 

 126 

 123 

 121 



146 

 96 

 117 

 118 

 145 

 160 

 151 



110 

 162 

 109 

 163 

 112 



116 



135 

 55 



142 

 39 

 85 



112 



122 

 115 



119 



127 

 108 

 138 

 115 

 131 

 114 



104 



116 

 139 

 108 



131 

 119 



107 

 124 



135 

 107 



104 



134 



97 



129 



96 



99 

 107 



94 

 81 



125 

 104 

 116 



80 110 



123 

 132 



122 

 150 

 118 

 128 

 119 

 130 



