LEDGER, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.8		19		24.1		31.5		42.4		52.1		59.5		66.3		64.6		54.8		45.3		31.5		22.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56.9		31.4		36.8		44.3		56.5		66.3		73.4		82.6		81.2		70.5		60.1		44.4		34.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		28.8		6.6		11.5		18.7		28.3		37.9		45.6		50		48.1		39.1		30.5		18.7		10.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		65		72		79		88		93		101		103		105		99		91		82		72

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-46		-42		-45		-32		-19		9		27		31		25		---		-16		-32		-46

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.7		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.2		6.3		5.2		0.9		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		192.8		29.6		26.8		28.2		20.9		7.4		0.4		---		0.1		5.8		17.9		26.3		29.4

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		11		6.8		3.2		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.9		7.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.1		0.4		0.3		0.6		1.1		1.9		2.7		1.4		1.2		1.1		0.6		0.4		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		67		5		4		5		6		8		10		6		6		5		4		4		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.5		1.4		1.2		2.7		3.6		7.3		7.5		5		4.5		5		2.7		1.8		1.7

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.6		0.6		0.7		1.1		1.5		2.1		3.4		3.6		2.5		1.7		1.3		1.1		1

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

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		1		1		2		3		5		6		3		3		3		2		1		2

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

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		1		1		2		1		1		1		---		---		---

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

Years on Record: 100

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		38		6.6		5.1		6.8		4.3		0.5		---		---		0.1		1		2.5		4.6		6.5

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 88

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

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		28		24		20		20		24		16.5		3		---		9		28		25		20.8		22

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8467		1415		1136		1008		677		409		193		100		125		346		655		1068		1335

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		202		---		---		---		---		---		21		77		88		16		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1452		---		---		---		---		65.1		285		505.3		452.6		144		---		---		---

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

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		2.2		3.4		4.8		5.7		6.2		6.6		5.5		4.1		2.6		1.5		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		2.2		3.4		4.3		5		5.2		5.3		5.9		5.5		4.8		3.6		2.6		2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2		3		3.8		4.9		5.4		5.8		6.7		5.8		4.6		3.4		2.2		1.8

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		2.2		3.4		4.8		5.7		6.2		6.6		5.5		4.1		2.6		1.5		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		1.9		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.8		2.3		2.1		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		4		5.1		5.7		6		6		6.6		6.2		5.9		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		5		2.5		3.7		4.9		6		6.8		7.1		7.6		6.7		6		4		2.6		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		1.7		2.8		3.9		4.7		5.3		5.2		5		3.2		2.3		1.4		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		1.9		2.6		3.6		4		4.2		4.6		4.6		5		3.6		3.2		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		3		1.6		2.2		2.7		3.3		3.6		4.2		4.3		4.9		3.1		2.9		1.9		1.3