CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, MONTANA

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Elevation: 2070 feet Latitude: 48 04N Longitude: 106 02W

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		41.3		8.2		14		26.6		43.5		55		62.9		71.1		68.7		56.7		45.5		27.5		15.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55.8		20.9		26.8		39		58.1		70.3		77.4		88		86.3		73.1		61.6		40.3		27.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		26.7		-4.7		1.2		14.2		29		39.5		48.4		54.3		51.2		40.2		29.4		14.8		3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		110		59		72		80		92		101		110		109		108		104		92		73		72

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-59		-57		-59		-40		-14		9		28		33		25		9		-8		-32		-46

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32.5		---		---		---		0.1		1.2		3.2		13.5		12.1		2.4		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		199.1		30.8		28.1		29.6		19.2		6.3		0.4		---		0.3		5.4		19.9		28.7		30.5

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		52.7		18.3		13		5.5		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		3.7		11.9

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.2		0.5		0.3		0.7		1.1		2.1		2		1.4		1.5		1		0.7		0.5		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		70		5		5		6		6		8		10		7		6		5		4		4		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6		1.2		1.1		3.3		3		4.5		6		5.1		3.6		3.9		2.3		1.4		1.4

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.8		0.5		0.6		0.9		1.6		2.6		2.2		2.8		2.8		1.4		2.2		0.8		0.6

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

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35		2		1		2		3		5		7		4		3		3		2		2		1

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

Years on Record: 44

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

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

Years on Record: 44

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

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		28.3		5.6		4.5		5.9		2.5		0.1		---		---		---		0.4		1.1		3.8		4.4

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		2		7		9		8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.5		16.2		18		20.5		16.6		3		---		---		---		8.6		9		15		12.3

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6419		1450		1158		881		357		107		13		---		2		85		310		824		1232

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		462		---		---		---		---		17		60		206		157		22		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1976.8		---		---		---		---		155		387		654.1		579.7		201		---		---		---

SKY CONDITIONS

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		16.7		16.2		14.8		13		11.3		9.8		9

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.3		2.3		3.5		4.9		5.8		6.2		6.5		5.5		4		2.6		1.6		1.1

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		0.8		1.2		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.6		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.9		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.3		3.6		4.4		5.2		5.3		5.3		5.8		5.5		4.7		3.6		2.7		2.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.1		3.1		3.9		5.1		5.6		5.8		6.6		5.7		4.5		3.4		2.3		1.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.3		2.3		3.5		4.9		5.8		6.2		6.5		5.5		4		2.6		1.6		1.1

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		0.9		1.3		1.8		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.7		2.3		2		1.4		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		2.7		3.9		5.1		5.9		6		6		6.5		5.9		5.6		4.1		3		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		2.5		3.5		4.7		6.2		6.8		7.1		7.5		6.4		5.6		3.9		2.8		2.3

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		1.9		2.9		4.1		4.8		5.1		5		4.7		3		2.3		1.2		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		2.5		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		2.9		3.6		4.3		4.4		4.5		4.4		4.6		3.4		3.2		2		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		2.9		1.6		2.4		2.8		3.7		3.8		4		4		4.2		2.8		2.9		1.6		1.4

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Nashua, Montana (17 mi / 27 km)
Chelsea, Montana (18 mi / 29 km)
Wheeler, Montana (19 mi / 31 km)
Four Buttes, Montana (21 mi / 34 km)
Wolf Point, Montana (23 mi / 37 km)

GEOBA.SE

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Montana