PHILIPSBURG - RIDDICK FIELD, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		41.4		23.2		26.8		32.3		39.8		47.6		55		61.4		60.5		52.1		43		31.1		24.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55.3		33.1		37.5		44.2		53.2		62.2		70.5		80.2		79.7		69.7		58		41.9		33.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		27.5		13.4		16		20.4		26.3		33		39.6		42.6		41.3		34.4		28		20.3		14.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		98		64		64		72		80		90		94		98		98		93		86		73		62

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-38		-37		-38		-23		---		8		21		25		21		5		-9		-30		-38

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.6		2.5		0.3		---		---		---

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		47.5		---		---		---		0.1		1.3		4.7		17		18.1		5.8		0.5		---		---

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		103.2		---		---		0.1		2.2		8.5		15.6		27.2		27.9		16.6		5		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		157.8		0.1		0.2		2.2		9.1		18.3		25.8		30.6		30.4		24.9		13.7		2.5		---

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		213.2		1.6		3		10.5		18.9		27.3		29.7		31		30.9		28.5		23		7.8		0.9

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		282		10.6		12.8		23.4		27.9		30.8		30		31		31		29.8		29.3		17.9		7.6

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		364.8		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.9		31		30		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		354.4		31		28		31		29.9		30.7		28		26.7		28.2		29.2		30.8		29.9		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		286.6		30.9		27.9		30.8		28.9		25.3		14.6		7.8		10.5		22.2		28.3		28.5		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		218.8		28.6		26.5		28.2		24.4		15		3.6		1		1.8		11.9		22.9		25.9		28.9

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		83.4		16.4		14.9		11		4.4		0.6		---		---		---		0.5		3.8		12		19.7

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		35.4		9.1		7.3		3.1		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		4.8		10

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.9		6.1		3.5		1.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.2		4.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		14.6		0.6		0.5		0.8		1.4		2.3		2.5		1.2		1.5		1.3		1.1		0.7		0.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		103		9		6		9		10		12		12		7		8		7		7		8		8

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		5.8		2.1		1.9		2.1		3.9		5.8		5.2		3.1		3.8		3.5		4.2		2.1		2.7

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.1		---		0.1		---		0.6		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		0.1

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.5		0.7		0.8		0.9		2.5		1.9		1.3		2.2		1.4		1.5		1.8		1		0.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42.8		1.5		1.8		3.2		4		6.7		6.8		4.2		4.5		3.5		3		1.9		1.7

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

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42		2		1		3		4		6		7		4		4		4		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		---		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.3		---		---		0.1		0.4		1.2		1.1		0.6		0.7		0.7		0.3		0.1		0.1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		38.9		8.9		5.1		7.3		4.3		1.3		---		---		---		0.2		1.2		5		5.6

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1		4		3		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		31.6		31.6		20.5		21.6		26		19		---		---		2		7		13		18		23.3

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8327		1214		1053		947		722		519		293		129		137		369		673		984		1288

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		65		---		---		---		---		1		7		30		24		3		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1166		---		---		1		13		70		186		368		355		142		28		3		---

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		14.2		15.6		16.4		16		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		1.6		2.6		3.8		4.9		5.6		6.2		6.8		5.9		4.5		2.9		1.8		1.4

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		1.8		1.9		2.5		2.6		2.6		2.3		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		4.4		2.8		3.9		4.8		5.1		5.1		5.4		6.1		5.9		5.1		3.9		2.9		2.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.4		3.5		4.3		5.3		5.1		5.8		6.9		6.2		5		3.7		2.5		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		1.6		2.6		3.8		4.9		5.6		6.2		6.8		5.9		4.5		2.9		1.8		1.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		1		1.4		1.9		2		2.5		2.7		3.1		2.6		2.1		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		5.1		3.1		4.2		5.6		5.9		6		6.1		7		6.6		6.2		5		3.3		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		2.7		3.9		5.1		6.4		6.7		7.2		7.8		7.1		6.2		4.9		2.9		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.5		2.3		3.5		4.4		5		5.2		5.2		5.2		3.5		2.4		1.4		1.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.9		1.2		1.7		1.9		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		2.6		3.4		4.3		4.6		4.5		4.6		4.7		5.2		3.9		3.2		2.2		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2.2		3		3.7		4.5		4.1		4.2		4.4		5.2		3.4		3		1.9		1.9