LAME DEER, MONTANA

This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. It is transitional to the tropical wet-dry climate on the equatorward side and to the mediterranean climate on its poleward margin, with a cooler, wetter winter resulting from the higher latitude and mid-latitude frontal cyclone activity. Annual precipitation totals are greater than in tropical and subtropical desert climates. Yearly variations in amount are not as extreme as in the true deserts but are nevertheless large.

The K�ppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).

The average temperature for the year in Lame Deer is 44.0°F (6.7°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 70.0°F (21.1°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 19.0°F (-7.2°C).

The highest recorded temperature in Lame Deer is 98.3°F (36.8°C), which was recorded in August. The lowest recorded temperature in Lame Deer is -12.4°F (-24.7°C), which was recorded in January.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Lame Deer is 15.0" (381 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 2.7" (68.6 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of 0.5" (12.7 mm). There are an average of 84.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in June with 11.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in February with 6.0 days.

In Lame Deer, there's an average of 45.7" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 9.2" of snow (23.4 cm).