SENTINEL BUTTE, NORTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.2		13.3		18.2		28.3		42.3		53.4		62.6		69.7		68		57.1		44.8		30.4		18.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54.8		24.2		29		39.6		55.1		66.6		75.5		84.4		83.4		71.7		57.9		41.3		29

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		29.7		2.6		7.4		17.3		29.4		40.2		49.7		54.9		52.6		42.6		31.6		19.5		8.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		110		66		68		84		93		99		107		110		108		102		93		79		67

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-43		-40		-43		-40		-8		10		26		32		28		11		-15		-20		-38

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.8		0.4		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22.6		---		---		---		---		0.6		2.2		8.9		8.8		2		0.1		---		---

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		66.3		---		---		0.1		1.1		3.1		9.9		21.6		20.8		8.5		1.3		---		---

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		120.3		---		---		0.6		4.1		12.5		22.5		28.9		28.5		17.4		5.5		0.4		---

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		171.5		---		0.3		3.7		12.8		23.8		28.7		30.8		30.7		25.7		12.6		2.4		---

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		216.5		0.9		2.8		10.5		21.7		29.3		29.9		31		31		29.2		21.3		7.1		1.8

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		265.5		6.7		9.3		18.8		26.9		30.6		30		31		31		30		27.6		15.9		7.7

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		364.7		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.9		30.8		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		347.6		31		28		31		30		30.9		27.6		23.3		24.4		29.4		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		292.3		31		28		31		29.8		26.8		15.4		6.1		9.1		23.4		30.7		30		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		228.3		31		28		30.8		26.5		13.7		1.9		---		1		9.5		25.3		29.5		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		188.7		30.4		27.4		28.5		19.1		5.7		0.3		---		0.1		3.5		16.1		27.4		30.2

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		94.4		23.3		17.5		11.5		3		0.1		---		---		---		---		2.9		13.1		22.9

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		51.1		15.2		11		4.7		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		5.2		13.9

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37		13.2		9.4		3.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.1		8.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15		0.5		0.4		0.7		1.4		2.1		3.2		1.9		1.6		1.4		1		0.5		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 105

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

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		8		2.2		2.5		2.1		3.4		7		8		5.6		5.7		4.5		4.7		5.2		1.4

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.2		---		0.1		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.1		1		1		1.1		1.9		3.1		4.1		2.5		3.9		2.1		2		2.6		1.1

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		38.9		1.8		1.6		2.6		3.9		5.6		5.7		4.8		3.3		3.4		2.9		1.8		1.5

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

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38		2		2		2		4		5		6		4		4		3		3		2		1

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

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		---		---		---		1		1		2		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		8.8		0.1		0.2		0.3		1		1.3		1.6		1.2		0.9		1		0.9		0.3		---

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

Years on Record: 105

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		32.4		6		4.5		5.6		3.8		1.3		---		---		---		0.4		2		4.4		4.4

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.8		3.1		3.3		2.8		1.6		0.6		---		---		---		0.2		0.7		2.1		3.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 105

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		36.1		18		24		17.9		27		12.4		---		---		---		8.6		20.3		36.1		13.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.6		2.1		2.2		2		1.1		0.5		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		1.7		2.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.7		0.5		0.5		0.5		0.7		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.7		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.5		0.2		0.3		0.2		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

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

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8217		1462		1200		1025		640		350		122		29		50		240		643		1039		1418

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		463		---		---		---		1		10		64		182		167		37		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2162		---		---		4		44		181		395		618		584		276		56		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		9.6		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.7		16.5		16		14.7		13		11.3		9.9		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		3.8		1.4		2.3		3.5		4.8		5.8		6.2		6.5		5.5		4.1		2.7		1.6		1.2

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		2.5		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		2.5		3.6		4.4		5		5.3		5.4		5.8		5.5		4.7		3.7		2.7		2.2

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		2.2		3.1		3.8		4.9		5.5		5.8		6.6		5.7		4.5		3.5		2.4		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		3.8		1.4		2.3		3.5		4.8		5.8		6.2		6.5		5.5		4.1		2.7		1.6		1.2

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		2.2		2.5		2.7		2.6		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		3		4		4.9		6.1		5.8		6.3		6.3		6.1		5.5		4.2		3.2		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		2.6		3.6		4.5		6.4		6.4		7.5		7.3		6.7		5.5		4		2.9		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		1.3		1.9		2.7		4.2		4.4		5		4.5		4.6		3.1		2.2		1.3		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		2.1		2.4		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		3.3		2.1		2.9		3.3		4.3		4		4.3		4		4.5		3.4		3		2.2		1.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		1.8		2.4		2.4		3.7		3.1		3.7		3.1		4		2.8		2.7		1.8		1.4