KIPPEN, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		5.7		-7.3		-5.2		0.2		6		11.5		15.5		18.9		18.6		12.5		6.3		-1.4		-7.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13.6		-0.2		2.1		7.2		13.8		19.3		23.1		27.6		27.4		21		14.7		6.3		0.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-2.1		-14.4		-12.6		-6.9		-1.9		3.7		7.9		10.1		9.7		4		-2.1		-9.2		-14.7

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		0.3		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11.5		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.3		4.8		5.3		0.7		---		---		---

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		56.4		---		---		---		0.7		4.1		7		18.6		18.7		6.5		0.8		---		---

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		114.3		---		---		0.6		4.4		12.6		20.4		29.1		27.3		14.2		5.6		0.1		---

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		170.9		0.4		0.7		4.2		11.6		22.6		28.3		30.9		30.2		24.6		14.1		3.2		0.1

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		225.7		3.2		3.4		12.2		22.2		28.6		30		31		30.9		28.2		23.7		9.5		2.8

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		283.8		11.4		11.3		22.3		27.6		30.8		30		31		31		30		28.4		20.2		9.8

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		360.8		31		28		31		30		31		29.7		28.9		29.3		29.9		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		323.8		31		28		31		29.9		29.4		22.9		15.2		15.9		28.5		31		30		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		249.7		31		28		30.4		28.1		17.6		3.9		2		2.7		16.8		28.6		29.7		30.9

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		194.6		30.3		27.6		27.1		19.9		6		0.2		---		---		4.1		20.6		28.1		30.7

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		116		24.8		23.5		13.2		4.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		4.7		18.2		27.1

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		63.2		17.2		13.3		5.4		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		8.3		18

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31.1		10.1		5.2		2.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.6		10.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		289.6		7.6		7.6		12.7		22.9		45.7		63.5		35.6		30.5		30.5		15.2		10.2		7.6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8505		1429		1187		1014		667		388		175		70		85		327		670		1067		1427

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		235		---		---		---		---		6		21		99		97		12		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1686		---		---		3		32		154		300		494		480		183		38		2		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.4		10.8		12.5		14.3		15.9		16.8		16.3		14.8		13.1		11.3		9.7		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		13.2		4.2		7.6		11.8		17.4		20.5		22.2		23.7		19.4		14.2		9.1		5.1		3.6

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		2.6		4		6		7.6		9		9.6		9.4		8		6.5		4.6		3		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.7		7.4		11.9		15		18.4		18.9		19.2		21.1		19.5		16.7		12.8		8.9		6.9

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		6.6		10.4		13		18.4		19.7		20.9		24.1		20.4		16		12.1		7.6		6.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.2		4.2		7.6		11.8		17.4		20.5		22.2		23.7		19.4		14.2		9.1		5.1		3.6

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		2.8		4.5		6.6		7.9		9.1		9.8		9.9		8.1		7.3		4.9		3.3		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.1		8.3		14.3		18.3		22		21.6		22.5		23.2		20.8		20.9		14.2		10.4		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		17.8		7.5		12.8		17.4		23.4		24.6		26.9		27.2		22.6		21.2		13.6		9		7.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.2		3.7		6.2		9.9		15.2		17.6		18.9		18.8		17.5		11.1		8		4.5		3.2

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		2.4		3.5		5.6		7.5		8.9		9.5		9.2		8		5.9		4.2		2.7		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.3		6.4		9.6		12.3		15.7		16.1		16.4		16.6		17.4		12.6		11.1		7.5		5.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11		5.5		8		9.7		14.1		14.5		15.3		15.8		16.9		10.8		10.2		6.4		5