SHELBY, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.8		18.3		25.2		30.8		42		51.9		59.5		67.6		65.4		56.2		44.4		31.2		21.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56.9		31.1		38		43.9		56.2		66		73.2		83.9		82.3		72.4		58.9		43.7		33.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		28.7		4.9		12.3		17.7		27.9		37.8		45.7		51.4		48.5		40.1		29.9		18.8		9.3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		102		65		69		78		86		91		97		102		100		96		88		74		65

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-44		-44		-37		-37		-6		12		30		36		30		16		-7		-31		-36

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.6		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.8		8.1		6.3		1.3		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		59.6		---		---		---		0.3		3.3		8.1		20.1		19.8		7.3		0.7		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		117.5		---		---		0.3		4		12.1		21.2		29.1		28		16.4		6		0.3		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		174.3		0.8		0.6		4.2		12.6		22.9		28.3		30.9		30.6		25.6		14.5		2.9		0.3

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		236		5.1		5.5		13.7		23.4		29.5		29.8		31		31		28.9		24.8		9.9		3.5

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		295.4		14.5		15.4		23.4		28		30.9		30		31		31		29.9		29.4		20		12

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		361.3		31		28		31		30		30.9		29.8		29		29.6		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		319.1		30.9		28		30.9		29.9		29.3		21.4		12.3		17.3		27.4		30.7		29.9		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		242.1		30.5		27.8		30.1		27.8		17.3		4.5		0.6		2.8		15.2		25.8		28.9		30.8

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		190.2		29.3		26.5		27.5		20.7		7.9		0.4		---		---		4.5		18.3		25.8		29.2

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98.6		22.5		18.8		13.1		3.6		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		4.4		13.8		22.2

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53.4		15.8		9.6		5.5		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		1		6.5		14.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.6		12.2		6		3.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		3.3		8.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		11.8		0.4		0.3		0.5		1.1		1.7		3		1.2		1.1		1		0.5		0.4		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69		4		5		5		6		8		11		6		6		6		4		3		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.3		1.1		1.3		1.2		2.7		4.2		7.3		4.3		3.3		2.5		1.6		1.2		1.4

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.3		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.1		0.6		0.3		0.7		0.9		1.7		2.1		1.1		1.1		1.9		0.7		0.5		0.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.5		1.6		1.4		2.4		3.7		3.9		6.1		3.1		2.5		3.2		2.1		1.8		1.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31		1		1		2		3		4		6		3		3		3		2		1		2

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6		---		---		---		1		1		2		1		1		---		---		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.3		0.1		---		0.1		0.7		1		1.7		0.7		0.3		0.4		0.1		0.1		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		---		---		---		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		27.6		5.8		4.9		4.8		2.8		1.9		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		2.9		4

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		---		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		27.6		16.2		24.5		27.6		19		22		0.5		---		---		2.5		3		15		16.2

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8023		1364		1092		979		651		385		162		45		70		291		633		1012		1339

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		243		---		---		---		---		5		23		109		95		11		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1769		1		---		4		26		144		315		530		491		206		49		3		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.5		10.8		12.5		14.3		15.9		16.8		16.3		14.8		13.1		11.3		9.8		9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.2		2.1		3.3		4.8		5.7		6.2		6.6		5.4		4		2.5		1.4		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.7		1.1		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.1		3.3		4.2		5.1		5.3		5.3		5.9		5.4		4.6		3.6		2.5		1.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		1.8		2.9		3.6		5.1		5.5		5.8		6.7		5.7		4.5		3.4		2.1		1.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.2		2.1		3.3		4.8		5.7		6.2		6.6		5.4		4		2.5		1.4		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		0.8		1.3		1.8		2.2		2.5		2.7		2.7		2.2		2		1.4		0.9		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		2.3		4		5.1		6.1		6		6.3		6.5		5.8		5.8		3.9		2.9		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		2.1		3.6		4.8		6.5		6.8		7.5		7.6		6.3		5.9		3.8		2.5		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1		1.7		2.8		4.2		4.9		5.3		5.2		4.9		3.1		2.2		1.3		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1		1.6		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.6		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.8		2.7		3.4		4.4		4.5		4.6		4.6		4.8		3.5		3.1		2.1		1.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.5		2.2		2.7		3.9		4		4.3		4.4		4.7		3		2.8		1.8		1.4