SIDNEY, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		6		-12		-8		-4		6		12		16		19		19		13		7		-1		-7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12		-6		-1		1		13		20		24		28		28		21		15		5		-1

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-2		-19		-15		-10		-1		5		9		11		11		5		-1		-7		-13

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		11		19		22		33		34		37		38		40		36		33		22		13

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-41		-41		-35		-33		-20		-7		---		3		---		-7		-15		-28		-35

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		---		---		---		---		1		2		8		7		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		194		31		28		30		20		4		---		---		---		3		19		28		31

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 4

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		58		17		11		8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		3		17

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		310		---		---		---		20		40		70		40		40		20		10		10		---

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		1.3		0.6		0.6		0.8		1		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.7

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30		1		1		1		2		4		5		3		3		2		1		1		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		61		13		11		10		4		---		---		---		---		---		2		9		9

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 3

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-1		-16		-11		-8		---		3		10		12		10		5		1		-6		-15

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5542.4		973.1		753.3		706.1		375		180.8		41.7		---		---		150		353.1		583.3		792.2

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		94.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		51.7		43.1		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		997.2		---		---		---		---		77.5		208.3		310		301.4		100		---		---		---

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		15.8		16.6		16.2		14.7		13		11.3		9.8		9.1

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		48.5		57.9		60.1		55.1		53.1		51.2		47.2		32.1		31.7		34.6		45.4		54.1		59.5

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		41.7		50		52.8		49.4		47		45.4		39.1		23.4		24.6		29.2		40		46.6		51.4

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		14.4		14.1		14.1		15.6		16.1		16.3		14.3		12.2		13.3		13.2		14.6		14.7		14.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		4.7		8		12.4		17.4		20.4		21.8		23.1		19.2		14.1		9.3		5.5		4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		2.8		4.2		6.2		7.6		8.9		9.5		9.2		8		6.5		4.6		3.2		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.9		8.1		12.5		16		18.3		18.8		18.9		20.6		19.1		16.3		12.8		9.6		7.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.6		7.3		10.9		13.8		18		19.4		20.2		23.1		19.7		15.5		12.1		8.3		6.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		4.7		8		12.4		17.4		20.4		21.8		23.1		19.2		14.1		9.3		5.5		4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		3.1		4.5		6.7		7.7		9.1		9.7		9.5		8.1		6.9		5		3.5		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17		9.4		14.1		19.2		21.5		20.3		22.2		22.8		20.9		19.1		14.5		11.1		8.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		8.7		12.6		17.4		22.8		22.2		26.4		26.7		22.7		19		13.9		10.1		8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.8		4		6.8		9.3		15		17.7		17.8		16.9		16.3		11		7.8		4.9		2.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.8		2.5		3.7		5.5		7.5		8.8		9.4		9.1		7.9		5.9		4.1		2.9		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.8		6.5		10.4		11.6		15.4		16.2		15.4		15		15.9		12.3		10.6		8.3		4.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.2		5.7		8.8		8.4		13.5		14.5		13.3		12.6		14.4		10.3		9.7		7		3.5