FORT BENTON, MONTANA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 35.1 41.4 51.1 62.8 71.8 79.3 86.6 85.8 75.4 64.3 46.6 37.3 61.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.9 54.8 60.6 71.9 78.4 89.4 94.5 93.3 85.0 70.0 58.0 50.3 94.5
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1977 1992 1987 1988 1988 1985 1971 1990 1974 1999 1999 1985
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 17.9 22.9 39.6 48.2 63.6 73.7 75.2 77.9 63.1 57.8 25.9 12.5 12.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1989 1996 1975 1996 1976 1993 1974 1985 1984 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 22.6 28.1 37.2 47.4 56.6 64.1 69.6 68.8 58.6 48.4 33.9 25.3 46.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 37.2 41.3 46.3 53.5 61.6 73.0 75.1 74.0 66.6 51.3 43.7 39.1 75.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1986 1987 1988 1988 1985 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1985
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 6.2 12.3 28.8 35.4 50.9 60.1 62.8 62.8 52.1 43.5 15.4 1.3 1.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1989 1975 1974 1981 1993 1974 1985 1984 1985 1983 1983
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 10.1 14.7 23.3 32.0 41.3 48.8 52.6 51.7 41.7 32.4 21.2 13.2 31.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.6 28.3 32.2 36.2 44.7 56.5 57.2 56.5 49.4 37.4 31.0 27.9 57.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1986 1980 1988 1988 1998 1998 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.5 1.7 17.8 22.6 36.3 45.1 48.6 46.6 37.2 26.2 4.8 -9.9 -9.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1989 1975 1974 1981 1972 1977 1972 1972 1985 1983 1983
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.55 0.39 0.85 1.21 2.30 2.45 1.33 1.52 1.23 0.80 0.54 0.52 13.69
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.20 0.98 3.32 3.25 6.83 7.07 6.48 4.85 3.46 2.22 1.45 1.86 7.07
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1980 1981 1975 1981 1975 1993 1985 1978 1975 1978 1977 1975
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.75 0.22 0.01 0.05 0.11 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1995 1990 1994 1981 1973 1985 1984 1988 1976 1987 1999 1991 1995
Heating Degree Days (F) 1315. 1042. 862. 532. 274. 102. 33. 64. 235. 517. 934. 1233. 7143.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 3. 12. 73. 175. 180. 42. 0. 0. 0. 485.

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