18 



AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



CLIMATE DATA 



Precipitation and Number of Days Between Freezing Temperatures- 1966 and 1967 



Precipitation, Inches 



COUNTY 



& 

 DISTRICT 



STATIONS 



1966 



Annual 



Growing Season 

 April through September 



1967 1 Normal 



1966 



1967 



! Normal 



Deer Lodge East Anaconda 10.71 19.70 13.22 



Flathead KaUspeU 17.11 11.22 15.42 



Granite Philipsburg 10.21 14.70 14.97 



Lake St. Ignatius 15.34 13.31 15.10 



Lincoln Fortine 18.98 10.00 17.63 



Mineral Superior 17.36 15.41 16.35 



Missoula Missoula 11.10 12.40 12.83 



PoweU Ovando 14.86 19.26 15.95 



Ravalli Hamilton 8.90 14.54 12.22 



Sanders Thompson FaUs 24.44 22.09 20.80 



N.WEST Averages!! 19.70 19.27 18.66 



Blaine .Chinook 12.17 12.43 12.52 



Chouteau Fort Benton 14.82 17.10 14.57* 



Glacier Cut Bank 11.91 7.43 11.53 



HiU Havre 8.23 8.27 11.89 



Liberty Joplin 1 N 12.41 7.14 10.91* 



Phillips Malta 9.77 8.33 11.84 



Pondera VaUer 12.37 11.21 12.76 



Teton Fairfield 9.89 13.68 11.72 



Toole Dunkirk 12.03 8.98 11.61 



N. CENTRAL Averages!! 13.08 12.53 12.56 



Daniels Scobey 9.20 12.16 13.72* 



Dawson Glendive 10.88 14.28 12.73 



Garfield Jordan 11.99 14.51 10.31 



McCone Vida 19.20 17.89 15.24 



Richland Savage 10.03 13.87 13.41 



Roosevelt Culbertson 12.07 15.04 12.84 



Sheridan Medicine Lake 10.40 13.87 12.77 



VaUey Glasgow 12.58 9.92 12.27 



N. EAST Averages 8 11.38 12.50 12.64 



Broadwater Townsend 7.85 15.86 10.81* 



Cascade Great FaUs 14.10 18.68 14.07 



Fergus Lewistown 13.65 21.52 16.52 



Golden Valley Barber 9.57 16.30 12.53* 



Judith Basin Stanford 11.23 17.66 14.96 



Lewis & Clark Helena 6.46 14.40 10.85 



Meagher White Sul. Sprgs 10.62 15.53 18.46 



MusselsheU Roundup 7.24 16.20 10.93 



Petroleum FlatwiUow 9.85 15.76 12.57 



Wheatland Harlowton 9.89 16.12 12.74* 



CENTRAL Averages^ 11.68 17.94 14.12 



Beaverhead Dillon 5.76 14.08 11.34 



Gallatin Bozeman 14.63 22.94 17.38 



Jefferson Whitehall 7.38 13.69 9.63t 



Madison Virginia City 13.98 18.65 13.95 



Silver Bow Butte 8.15 15.54 11.48 



S. WEST Averages? 11.35 19.03 14.41 



Big Horn Crow Agency 11.22 15.14 14.44 



Carbon Red Lodge 24.08 34.27 20.02 



Park Livingston 13.80 19.08 13.38 



Stillwater Columbus 10.90 16.60 13.26 



Sweet Grass Big Timber 10.82 18.23 14.36 



Treasure Hysham 11.12 12.10 11.99* 



YeUowstone Billings 13.35 14.85 13.23 



S. CENTRAL Averages « 12.78 18.25 14.49 



Carter Ekalaka 14.04 24.15 13.22 



Custer MUesCity 11.58 17.50 12.17 



FaUon J>levna 12.81 15.69 12.60 



Powder River Broadus 13.13 17.91 13.88* 



Prairie Mildred 10.66 15.43 12.36 



Rosebud Forsyth 10.68 13.74 12.07* 



Wibaux Wibau.x 9.50 13.37 13.80* 



6.41 

 8.71 

 6.48 

 8.90 

 10.45 

 6.16 

 5.65 

 7.53 

 4.54 

 8.95 



8.47 



8.91 

 8.61 

 9.17 

 5.34 

 9.89 

 7.20 

 9.03 

 6.31 

 9.19 



9.21 



7.94 

 8.58 

 9.44 



16.15 

 8.58 



10.35 

 7.98 



10.58 



9.37 



4.86 

 7.24 

 9.15 

 5.87 

 7.48 

 2.98 

 7.48 

 4.23 

 5.63 

 6.71 



7.26 



4.22 

 9.28 

 5.06 

 9.82 

 5.88 



7.00 



6.77 

 15. 25 

 8.70 

 7.63 

 7.73 

 6.23 

 8.50 



8.36 



10.74 

 7.93 



10.33 

 9.45 

 8.80 

 7.85 

 8.06 



8.54 



11.75 

 4.33 

 7.54 

 7.94 

 3.41 

 5.26 

 5.82 

 7.23 

 6.60 

 5.14 



6.31 



8.59 

 10.71 

 6.04 

 5.34 

 5.68 

 5.09 

 8.32 

 9.48 

 5.96 



8.15 



6.91 



11.11 



11.25 



12.69 



10.96 



9.67 



8.29 



6.25 



8.71 



10.18 

 12.24 

 13.26 

 13.11 

 13.08 

 8.54 

 9.43 

 12.26 

 12.19 

 12.63 



11.69 



10.05 

 10.54 

 9.67 

 10.66 

 10.61 



10.55 



10.43 

 16.79 

 10.14 

 14.13 

 13.11 

 8.06 

 10.22 



11.86 



21.24 

 12.34 

 13.21 

 14.79 

 13.02 

 10.13 

 11.09 



S. EAST Averages* 11.46 16.03 12.79 8.54 12.89 



' In this comparison the "first in fall" is the first freezing temperature after June 30. 



5 Normal for period 1931-1960. 



' Average of all stations including some which are not listed on this table. 



* Average for period of record ending 1967. 



t Average for WhitehaU airport 1938-1959. 



8.43 

 8.09 

 9.74 

 9.31 

 9.19 

 7.57 

 7.34 

 7.80 

 6.67 

 8.18 



8.57 



9.25 

 10.13* 

 9.12 

 8.61 

 9.03* 

 8.84 

 10.26 

 9.32 

 8.88 



9.51 



10.47* 



9.91 



7.81 



10.81 



10.82 



10.26 



10.35 



9.26 



9.91 



7.99* 

 9.72 



12.02 

 9.68* 



11.19 

 7.49 



11.19 

 8.22 

 9.53 

 9.81* 



9.90 



8.12 

 10.90 



7.52' 



9.53 



8.33 



9.11 



9.32 

 13.39 

 9.09 

 9.51 

 10.06 

 8.72* 

 8.73 



9.77 



10.32 

 9.04 

 9.70 



10.31* 

 9.56 

 9.36* 



11.41* 



9.46 



Number of Days 

 Between Dates of 



Temperature of 

 32^, Last in 

 Spring and 

 First in Falll 



1966 



1967 



Avg. 



117 

 104 



11 

 133 

 110 

 133 

 135 



33 

 135 

 133 



141 

 134 

 130 

 134 

 130 

 143 

 135 

 135 

 80 



124 

 155 

 95 

 145 

 125 

 123 

 125 

 150 



69 

 141 

 117 

 118 



70 

 134 

 109 

 141 

 143 



67 



77 



118 



109 



96 



69 



144 

 110 

 143 

 109 

 134 

 136 

 149 



131 

 151 

 145 



96 

 125 

 151 



99 



142 

 120 



63 

 142 



64 

 143 

 131 



14 

 131 

 142 



146 

 150 

 105 

 155 



149 

 133 

 142 

 120 



138 

 138 

 136 

 138 

 137 

 159 

 138 

 158 



111 

 164 

 154 

 136 



64 

 156 

 HI 

 158 

 145 



63 



110 

 129 

 HI 

 123 

 110 



144 

 124 

 145 

 63 

 159 

 136 

 167 



137 

 150 

 137 

 135 

 131 

 149 

 104 



116 

 135 



55 

 119 



39 



85 

 112 



39 

 122 

 115 



119 

 127 

 108 

 138 

 115 

 131 

 114 



104 



116 

 139 

 108 



131 



114 

 107 

 124 



135 

 107 

 108 

 104 

 134 



97 

 129 

 122 



96 



99 

 107 



94 

 81 



125 

 104 

 116 



123 

 121 

 132 



122 

 150 

 118 

 128 

 119 

 130 



