THE CLIMATE OF MONTANA 71 



AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MONTANA 



Stations — County Jan. P'eb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ann'l 



Adel, Cascade 21.6 22.2 29.2 40.7 46.7 54.3 61.3 60.2 52.2 42.5 34.6 25.6 40.9 



Agrricultural College, Gallatin 21.2 22.4 30.2 40.4 48.8 57.0 63.6 62.5 52.6 43.4 31.4 23.3 41.4 



Anaconda, Deer Lodge 23.5 25.5 31.9 40.8 47.8 55.5 63.2 61.9 52.8 44.7 33.7 25.3 42.2 



Augusta, Lewis & Clark 21.2 22.5 29.1 42.0 49.0 56.2 62.3 60.7 52.0 44.3 31,9 25.5 41.4 



Biddle, Powder River 18.5 22.3 31.2 41.1 52.9 63.4 70.0 67.3 58.5 45.9 32.7 23.0 43.9 



Big Timber, Sweet Grass 25.6 27.7 33.8 45.0 53.4 62.7 68.6 67.4 57.2 41.1 29.5 28.8 45.1 



Billings, Yellowstone 22.5 25.0 34.2 47.2 54.8 63.0 70.8 68.9 58.7 48.1 34.7 26.5 46.2 



Bowen, Beaverhead 9.4 11.1 19.8 33.1 42.1 49.7 55.4 52.4 45.5 35.0 23.0 10.7 32.3 



Brenner, Beaverhead 18.1 21.1 25.8 34.1 41.7 51.3 59.6 57.8 48.4 38.2 27.3 19.5 36.9 



Browning, Glacier 16.3 18.7 27.6 39.7 46.9 56.2 61.7 60.0 51.4 41.5 29.7 20.9 39.2 



Butte, Silver Bow 23.6 25.0 31.2 40.7 48.3 56.4 64.1 63.0 53.1 43.7 32.9 25.1 42.3 



Cascade, Cascade 21.8 25.9 34.4 45.3 52.0 60.4 67.0 64.9 56.5 46.0 38.7 27.7 45.0 



Chester, Liberty 9.7 12.8 25.9 41.8 51.9 59.3 66.5 64.0 53.4 44.9 30.4 18.3 39.9 



Chinook, Blaine 14.1 15.9 26 44.1 54.4 63.5 70.0 67.1 56.0 45.3 30.1 20.2 42.2 



Choteau, Teton 23.1 22.8 34.0 41.1 48.9 57.8 64.9 62.1 54.3 44.5 33.4 28.4 42.9 



Circle (near) McCone 14.1 15.3 27.7 43.7 52.8 62.9 68.6 67.4 57.6 45.6 31.9 19.3 42.2 



Crow Agency, Big Horn 18.6 20.2 32.6 46.4 56.7 65.0 71.2 69.1 58.7 47.1 33.3 24.5 45.3 



Cut Bank, Glacier 16.9 17.7 27.0 41.2 48.7 56.9 63.0 61.5 51.3 41.9 28.6 23.3 39.8 



Deer Lodge, Powell 21.6 24.0 30.1 40.6 51.3 61.1 67.7 64.1 55.4 44.0 33.1 21.0 42.8 



Denton, Fergus 18.6 22.1 31.2 43 8 51.1 60.3 67.3 65.7 56.1 44.9 34.7 24.9 43.4 



Dillon, Beaverhead 24.2 27.6 33.5 42.3 50.6 58.3 63.7 61.8 53.1 46.1 35.1 26.3 43.6 



Ekalaka, Carter 18.7 18.6 30.5 43.6 52.9 63.4 70.4 68.4 59.3 46.0 33.3 21.8 43.9 



Findon, Meagher 22.0 23.0 28.6 37.8 45.1 54.4 61.1 60.7 50.8 41.3 32.8 23.7 40.1 



Fort Benton, Chouteau 18.4 22.2 31.0 45.1 55.0 63.0 69.4 67.3 56.7 46.5 31.9 23.4 44.2 



Fortine, Lincoln 17.8 23.3 33.3 42.4 49.4 57.5 62.7 60.4 51.7 42.2 31.4 22.5 41.2 



Fort Shaw, Cascade 20.3 23.9 32.8 44.8 53.3 61.7 67.7 64.9 55.8 46.4 34.4 26.4 44.4 



Glasgow, Valley 8.0 10.8 24.4 44.0 55.2 63.6 70.0 67.9 56.2 43.6 26.8 15.0 40.5 



Glendive, Dawson 13.4 14.2 27.2 46.2 55.9 65.8 72.2 70.4 58.5 46.9 30.6 19.6 43.4 



Goldbutte, Toole ;.. 12.8 16.6 27.3 40.9 49.2 59.0 64.6 62.7 53.4 41.5 30.6 19.1 39.8 



Great Falls, Cascade 23.4 24.7 33.1 45.9 53.5 61.6 68.5 66.5 56.8 47.7 35.6 28.7 45.5 



Hamilton, Ravalli 27.9 29.2 38.2 46.9 53.3 60.6 66.7 65.2 56.6 46.8 36.5 26.5 46.2 



Harlowtown, Wheatland 19.4 21.9 29.9 40.8 49.0 57.9 62.8 61.3 50.8 44.9 30.8 23.6 41.1 



Haugan, Mineral 21.1 26.5 34.0 43.1 49.7 57.4 62.7 60.8 53.0 43.8 32.9 23.5 42.4 



Havre, Hill 12.5 13.8 27.0 43.7 53.1 61.5 68.0 66.0 55.8 44.2*30.2 21.0 41.4 



Hebgen Dam, Madison 12.4 14.8 25.6 33.7 43.3 51.4 57.4 56.6 47.8 37.0 25.2 12.7 34.8 



Helena, Lewis & Clark 20.3 23.0 32 2 43.8 51.4 59.6 67.0 66.1 55.7 45.4 32.7 26.0 43.6 



Heron, Sanders 24.9 28.9 35.5 45.2 52.0 58.6 64.4 63.4 54.1 44.0 34.6 26.0 44.3 



Holter, Lewis & Clark 24.5 26.7 34.0 44.7 51.3 60.5 66.9 65.9 56.7 47.8 37.3 28.4 45.4 



Jordan, Garfield 12.7 16.2 29.8 42.9 51.8 62.8 71.4 70.4 57.1 46.3 30.5 18.3 42.5 



Kalispell, Flathead 22.0 24.2 33.1 43.8 51.3 58.1 64.5 62.8 53.2 43.6 32.7 24.9 42.8 



Lewistown, Fergus 20.7 22.8 30.0 42.2 50.1 58.2 64.3 62.8 53.3 44.6 32.2 25.5 42.2 



Libby, Lincoln 23.4 27.9 35.9 46.0 53.1 59.3 64.9 63.4 55.0 45.4 33.9 25.8 44.5 



Livingston, Park 25.1 27.3 33.8 43.1 51.2 60.2 68.0 66.6 57.2 48.1 36.2 29.3 45.5 



Malta, Phillips 8.6 12.6 26.2 44.2 54.0 63.8 69.8 67.9 56.8 44.4 29.6 15.3 41.1 



Medicine Lake, Sheridan 5.6 7.7 19.9 41.6 52.1 63.4 66.3 65.3 54.0 41.4 25.0 13.8 38.0 



Miles City, Custer 15.3 16.9 31.1 46.6 56.7 66.4 73.6 71.7 60.1 47.4 32.9 21.6 45.0 



Missoula, Missoula 22.2 26.0 35.2 44.9 52.3 59.4 66.8 65.2 55.4 44.6 33.3 24.9 44.2 



Ovando, Powell 17.3 19.0 29 1 39.4 47.6 54.9 61.2 59.5 50.9 41.0 29.5 19.9 39.1 



Phillipsburg, Granite 22.2 24.5 31.6 41.1 47.1 55.4 62.2 60.7 52.5 43.0 32.1 24.4 41.4 



Plevna, Fallon 14.2 15.8 26.2 43.0 52.2 62.8 70.2 66.7 56.4 43.8 32.8 18.9 41.9 



Poison, Lake 24.1 27.9 35.1 43.6 51.6 60.1 67.6 66.1 55.5 46.1 34.6 26.9 44.9 



Poplar, Roosevelt 6.1 8.6 23.8 43.8 54.9 62.7 70.6 67.9 57.2 44.7 27.7 14.7 40.2 



Red Lodge, Carbon 20.6 20.9 27.9 38.8 45.9 55.7 61.4 60.2 51.2 41.0 31.5 23.3 39.9 



Renova, Jefferson 24.4 26.4 34.3 43.9 51.0 59.1 65.3 63.7 54.8 45.8 35.6 26.0 44.2 



Roundup. Musselshell 24.5 24.0 31.8 44.3 51.6 64.1 72.1 66.9 59.7 46.4 35.1 19.3 45.0 



Saint Ignatius, Missoula 24.1 27.1 35.9 45.8 52.0 59.4 65.7 64.5 54.8 45.0 34.4 26.2 44.6 



Shelby, Toole 15.1 14.9 26.9 42.1 50.5 60.4 66.6 65.2 53.8 42.7 30.2 18.8 40.6 



Sidney, Richland 10.2 12.8 25.4 43.8 55.0 63.2 68.7 67.0 55.9 44.5 28.8 17.6 41.1 



Snowbelt, (near Garfield) 16.6 19.5 29.1 41.9 51.6 62.1 69.6 67.6 55.7 44.1 31.4 18.8 42.3 



Stevensville, Ravalli 24.3 28.2 25. 7 44.1 50.0 58.3 65.2 64.1 53.6 43.4 33.0 24.7 43.7 



Superior, Mineral 24.3 28.2 36.4 41.8 49.8 57.8 66.0 65.0 55.0 43.3 32.0 24.7 43.7 



Thompson Falls, Sanders 24.9 28.9 35.9 45.1 51.6 59.8 66.3 64.6 55.3 45.5 34.3 26.1 44.9 



Three Forks, Gallatin 21.7 24.2 32.9 43.5 51.7 59.8 65.5 63.6 53.7 42.6 30.2 21.0 42.5 



Upper Yaak River, Lincoln 19.2 25.1 32.0 41.5 48.7 56.5 61.7 61.1 50.8 41.7 29.9 18.8 40.6 



Utica, Judith Basin 23.0 24.1 29.9 42.1 49.4 58.0 64.8 64.6 54.6 45.0 34.3 26.8 43.0 



Valentine, Fergus 14.8 17.8 29.8 42.9 51.2 62.0 69.2 67.0 56.5 45.6 31.9 20.1 42.4 



Valier, Pondera 17.5 20.4 28.1 42.5 49.8 58.7 64.8 63.9 53.6 43.1 33.1 21.9 41.4 



Virginia City, Madison 20.7 23.5 29.4 39.5 47.4 56.5 65.1 63.7 53.1 42.8 30.5 22.8 41.2 



White Sulphur Spgs., Meagher 21.2 22.6 27.9 40.2 47.8 56.8 62.5 61.2 50.4 41.2 31.6 21.7 40.4 



White Water, Phillips 8.1 12.3 22.6 40.1 51.3 60.8 67.2 65.3 52.5 40.4 26.4 12.3 38,3 



