CIRCLE, MONTANA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.5 33.4 43.5 58.2 69.8 80.0 87.5 86.4 73.7 61.0 43.1 30.3 57.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.4 48.2 54.6 67.6 78.8 94.6 92.3 96.5 83.4 71.7 52.3 44.7 62.7
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1984 1981 1980 1980 1988 1984 1983 1963 1963 1981 1979 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 10.9 14.3 26.8 46.9 63.0 72.6 79.9 77.7 60.5 50.0 26.0 12.8 53.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1989 1965 1975 1982 1969 1962 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1978
Mean Temperature (F) 15.6 22.0 31.5 44.6 55.6 65.2 71.4 69.8 58.1 46.5 31.4 19.2 44.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.6 36.4 42.3 51.6 62.5 77.9 75.4 77.9 65.7 54.7 40.3 30.2 48.4
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1984 1986 1987 1988 1988 1989 1983 1963 1963 1981 1979 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -0.8 4.7 14.9 37.5 50.7 59.1 64.7 62.6 47.9 39.9 16.6 2.8 40.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1989 1965 1979 1974 1969 1962 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1978
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.6 10.6 19.5 31.0 41.3 50.4 55.2 53.1 42.4 32.0 19.7 8.2 30.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.2 24.6 31.0 36.4 46.5 61.2 60.5 59.5 48.0 37.6 28.2 17.2 34.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1984 1986 1987 1988 1988 1989 1971 1963 1963 1981 1974 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -12.4 -5.0 2.9 24.5 37.0 45.5 48.7 46.1 35.3 27.8 7.2 -7.3 28.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1989 1965 1961 1963 1969 1972 1963 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.48 0.30 0.59 1.18 2.16 2.70 1.76 1.30 1.32 0.71 0.39 0.47 13.36
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.67 1.61 1.30 3.92 6.61 6.48 4.25 4.25 5.16 3.72 1.16 1.54 21.05
Year Highest Occurred 1971 1979 1987 1969 1978 1973 1962 1968 1986 1971 1978 1982 1978
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.04 0.00 0.08 0.15 0.15 0.50 0.04 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.75
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1990 1966 1988 1980 1985 1984 1967 1989 1988 1987 1965 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 1531. 1204. 1039. 612. 305. 106. 20. 63. 253. 574. 1008. 1420. 8135.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 14. 112. 218. 212. 46. 0. 0. 0. 602.

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