BIG TIMBER, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47		26		29		35		45		54		62		70		68		59		49		37		30

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61		37		40		47		59		69		77		87		86		75		63		48		40

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		34		16		18		23		32		40		47		53		51		43		35		26		20

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		110		68		72		80		87		97		106		110		107		100		88		75		70

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-47		-36		-47		-30		-10		10		28		33		28		12		-14		-29		-38

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		29.3		---		---		---		---		0.3		2		14		11		2		---		---		---

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		150.3		26		22		25		18		3		0.3		---		---		2		11		19		24

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13.7		0.5		0.4		0.7		1.4		2.6		2.3		1.2		1		1.3		1.2		0.6		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		68		3		4		5		7		10		9		6		5		6		5		4		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.4		2.1		1.5		1.7		3.7		7.4		6.1		4		2.6		3.2		3.3		1.8		2.4

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 60

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.2		0.7		0.7		1		1.4		2.2		2.2		2.1		1.3		1.5		2		0.9		2

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

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42		2		2		3		4		7		6		4		3		4		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 60

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

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35.1		1.9		1.7		2.8		3.7		5.6		4.6		2.8		2.7		3		2.6		2		1.7

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		29.1		4.7		4		5.7		4.5		0.5		---		---		---		0.5		1.6		3.9		3.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		39		22		21		39		32		18		2		---		---		10		13		24		18

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8568		1479		1164		1023		697		426		185		59		82		311		648		1082		1412

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		361		---		---		---		---		3		56		141		139		22		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1932		---		---		---		---		124		360		620		558		270		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.7		10.9		12.5		14.1		15.6		16.3		15.9		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.5		2.5		3.6		4.7		5.6		6.3		6.6		5.7		4.3		2.8		1.8		1.3

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		0.9		1.3		1.7		1.9		2.5		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.9		1.4		1		0.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.7		3.7		4.4		4.9		5.1		5.4		5.8		5.7		4.9		3.8		2.9		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.3		3.3		3.8		4.9		5.2		5.9		6.6		6		4.7		3.6		2.5		2.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.5		2.5		3.6		4.7		5.6		6.3		6.6		5.7		4.3		2.8		1.8		1.3

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		1		1.4		1.8		2		2.5		2.7		2.8		2.3		2		1.5		1.1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3.2		4.1		5		5.8		5.9		6.1		6.7		6.1		5.7		4.4		3.2		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		2.8		4		4.6		6.1		6.6		7.2		7.7		6.6		5.6		4.2		2.9		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		1.4		2.1		3.1		3.9		4.6		5.3		5.2		5.2		3.5		2.4		1.5		1.1

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		0.8		1.1		1.6		1.8		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.9		0.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.3		3.1		3.7		4.1		4.2		4.6		4.6		5.2		4		3.1		2.3		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		1.9		2.7		3		3.8		3.5		4.3		4.3		5.2		3.5		2.9		2		1.6