CRESTON, MONTANA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.8 36.2 44.1 54.9 64.3 72.1 79.7 79.5 67.9 55.3 40.3 31.6 54.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.8 42.2 51.9 61.3 69.2 81.4 88.0 87.5 78.5 62.0 44.9 39.2 56.8
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1983 1968 1987 1966 1961 1985 1971 1967 1988 1981 1980 1967
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 13.9 22.3 36.1 48.1 58.1 63.8 73.0 72.3 57.1 49.0 26.7 19.9 52.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1989 1975 1978 1981 1986 1964 1965 1969 1985 1983 1985
Mean Temperature (F) 22.1 27.5 34.3 43.2 51.4 58.7 63.9 63.2 53.2 42.9 32.4 24.4 43.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.5 35.7 40.6 47.8 55.5 64.4 69.1 68.2 60.9 47.5 36.9 32.3 45.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1961 1986 1987 1987 1961 1975 1971 1967 1988 1962 1979 1967
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 4.1 12.7 27.9 37.6 48.0 53.7 59.6 58.6 46.2 39.5 18.7 11.2 40.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1975 1974 1981 1983 1980 1965 1969 1985 1983 1985
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.3 18.9 24.5 31.4 38.5 45.2 48.0 46.8 38.4 30.5 24.5 17.2 31.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.2 29.3 29.9 34.5 43.0 49.7 52.7 50.0 43.7 35.5 30.7 26.0 33.5
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1961 1984 1969 1987 1986 1975 1965 1966 1967 1962 1962 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.8 3.1 15.5 27.1 35.7 41.9 45.1 43.5 34.7 25.5 10.6 2.4 28.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1975 1963 1985 1962 1969 1974 1974 1985 1983 1985
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.44 1.15 1.27 1.45 2.42 2.77 1.67 1.63 1.77 1.24 1.45 1.70 19.96
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.10 2.33 3.47 3.36 5.48 6.57 4.85 4.74 5.35 2.96 3.75 4.10 26.85
Year Highest Occurred 1970 1986 1987 1974 1980 1966 1987 1965 1985 1975 1989 1977 1989
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.31 0.41 0.24 0.41 0.57 0.52 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.12 0.31 0.51 12.81
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1964 1965 1977 1963 1977 1973 1967 1990 1987 1969 1985 1967
Heating Degree Days (F) 1330. 1050. 952. 654. 422. 206. 88. 117. 365. 685. 978. 1259. 8106.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 17. 54. 61. 11. 0. 0. 0. 143.

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