KALISPELL, MONTANA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 48 Deg. 18 Min. N LONGITUDE: 114 Deg. 16 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 2965 BARO 2978 TIME ZONE: MOUNTAIN WBAN: 24146

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






45

45



28.2
12.7
20.5

53
1953
-38
1950


35.0
18.1
26.6

57
1988
-36
1950


43.4
23.9
33.7

72
1986
-29
1960


55.2
31.1
43.2

84
1977
10
1951


64.2
38.4
51.3

94
1986
19
1954


71.4
44.1
57.8

96
1955
28
1973


80.1
47.1
63.6

104
1960
31
1971


79.4
46.3
62.9

105
1961
31
1993


67.7
38.6
53.2

99
1967
16
1970


54.4
29.4
41.9

86
1992
-3
1984


38.3
23.7
31.0

65
1975
-28
1959


29.9
15.5
22.7

57
1979
-35
1990


53.9
30.7
42.4

105
AUG 1961
-38
JAN 1950
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




1380
0

1075
0

970
0

654
0

425
0

235
19

97
54

128
63

367
13

716
0

1020
0

1311
0

8378
149
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE














MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

45


45
45
45

45

45
44

34


35
35

35
35

8.8


1.9
3.6
25.5

15.2

5.9
0.0

4.8


0.0
17.1

29.2
6.5

8.2


2.4
4.6
21.3

11.5

3.8
0.*

4.8


0.0
8.8

25.9
3.1

7.8


3.5
6.2
21.3

11.3

2.0
0.3

2.4


0.0
3.0

27.3
0.9

7.5


4.0
6.5
19.6

9.7

0.8
0.9

0.7


0.0
0.*

18.1
0.0

6.9


5.2
9.0
16.8

11.4

0.2
2.9

1.0


0.2
0.0

5.7
0.0

6.5


6.4
9.8
13.8

11.9

0.0
5.3

0.9


1.0
0.0

0.6
0.0

4.3


14.2
9.4
7.4

7.1

0.0
5.2

0.8


6.1
0.0

0.1
0.0

4.8


12.5
9.4
9.1

7.8

0.0
5.1

0.9


6.2
0.0

0.3
0.0

5.5


10.3
7.7
12.0

8.0

0.*
1.9

2.1


0.4
0.0

5.7
0.0

6.9


6.3
7.0
17.7

9.0

0.5
0.4

4.5


0.0
0.4

21.2
0.1

8.5


2.0
4.8
23.2

12.6

2.6
0.1

4.7


0.0
6.0

25.5
0.8

8.9


1.6
3.3
26.1

15.5

5.3
0.0

5.1


0.0
17.0

28.9
4.1

7.1


70.3
81.3
213.7

131.1

21.2
22.0

32.7


13.9
52.3

188.6
15.5
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
22
913.4
912.2
901.7
910.4
910.0
910.6
912.0
911.9
912.9
913.3
912.4
913.2
911.8
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

30
35
30
29

81
79
75
80

82
76
67
80

80
64
54
76

78
51
43
69

80
51
43
71

84
52
45
73

83
46
36
70

81
46
35
69

83
54
42
76

85
65
53
80

84
78
72
82

84
82
79
83

82
62
54
76
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



45

45

45


45

45



1.53
3.11
1970
0.20
1985
1.09
1982

34.8
1970
11.8
1982


1.10
1.99
1981
0.42
1967
0.65
1961

21.2
1975
8.0
1990


1.02
2.96
1987
0.08
1994
0.82
1987

18.9
1987
7.7
1987


1.10
2.37
1978
0.26
1968
1.74
1951

8.1
1961
10.0
1951


1.87
4.75
1990
0.43
1950
1.49
1980

8.9
1964
7.5
1964


2.21
4.72
1966
0.43
1977
2.71
1982

0.3
1962
0.3
1962


1.12
6.02
1993
0.02
1953
2.09
1987

T
1992
T
1992


1.40
3.78
1976
T
1955
1.76
1976

T
1992
T
1992


1.26
3.97
1985
0.01
1990
1.25
1959

3.1
1968
3.0
1968


0.87
2.96
1951
0.04
1953
0.94
1994

11.1
1984
6.2
1951


1.30
4.44
1959
0.26
1969
1.72
1989

39.0
1959
13.8
1993


1.73
4.38
1990
0.32
1954
1.35
1964

2.1
1990
15.4
1951


16.51
6.02
JUL 1993
T
AUG 1955
2.71
JUN 1982

52,1
DEC 1990
15.4
DEC 1951
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

32



28



11
11


5.8



04
52
1982

NE
62
1989

6.0



01
40
1965

SW
49
1990

7.0



03
41
1990

NE
52
1990

8.0



25
37
1989

W
49
1989

7.6



23
40
1965

SW
52
1986

7.2



03
38
1982

SW
55
1988

6.6



31
38
1985

NW
45
1985

6.5



15
43
1990

SE
69
1990

6.2



22
36
1994

22
53
1994

5.2



32
38
1971

SW
54
1991

5.6



03
35
1993

NE
51
1993

5.5



03
52
1972

NE
62
1990

6.4



04
52
JAN 1982

SE
69
AUG 1990
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.