| STATIONS |
COUNTY |
PRECIPITATION
in Inches |
FROST
FREE DAYS 1/ |
| Annual |
April
– September |
Growing
Season |
| 2005 |
2006 |
Normal
2/ |
2005 |
2006 |
Normal
2/ |
2005 |
2006 |
Average
3/ |
Bigfork 13 S
Big Sandy
Big Timber
Billings AP R
Bozeman MSU
Broadus
Butte AP R
Chester
Chinook
Circle |
Lake
Chouteau
Sweet Grass
Yellowstone
Gallatin
Powder River
Silver Bow
Liberty
Blaine
McCone |
25.53
13.25
17.70
15.27
22.67
18.69
13.22
--
12.90
16.84 |
22.80
11.96
16.40
12.97
20.53
10.73
12.44
--
10.47
12.10 |
21.87
13.82
16.11
14.77
19.29
13.59
12.78
10.58
13.06
13.28 |
16.41
9.43
13.70
10.34
13.28
13.94
9.63
7.59
8.67
13.37 |
13.69
9.15
9.86
6.68
11.39
8.44
8.53
--
6.84
10.18 |
12.47
10.54
11.25
9.58
12.85
9.49
9.03
8.20
10.00
10.06 |
192
119
145
144
109
--
76
123
132
115 |
161
148
151
158
136
--
93
--
156
127 |
152
97
126
150
120
119
73
108
119
120 |
Columbus
Conrad
Culbertson
Cut Bank AP R
Dillon WMCE
Ekalaka
Fairfield
Flatwillow 4 ENE
Forsyth
Fort Benton |
Stillwater
Pondera
Roosevelt
Glacier
Beaverhead
Carter
Teton
Petroleum
Rosebud
Chouteau |
17.75
--
15.79
--
12.90
20.23
13.69
13.82
18.22
12.50 |
14.09
12.92
13.55
3.96
9.32
14.67
15.07
13.85
12.41
14.60 |
15.67
12.06
13.58
12.51
11.65
17.25
12.50
13.30
14.08
13.69 |
12.31
--
12.79
12.37
7.63
15.38
9.83
8.16
12.00
7.92 |
8.42
9.36
11.13
3.24
6.25
11.71
12.32
9.10
7.78
10.60 |
10.56
9.12
10.90
10.07
8.78
12.39
9.85
9.84
9.97
10.04 |
114
117
130
102
105
128
139
116
143
135 |
110
113
127
111
110
131
158
149
145
156 |
125
93
117
113
103
123
133
118
134
131 |
Geraldine
Glasgow AP R
Glendive
Great Falls AP R
Hardin
Harlowton
Havre AP R
Helena AP R
Hysham 25 SSE |
Chouteau
Valley
Dawson
Cascade
Big Horn
Wheatland
Hill
Lewis & Clark
Treasure |
17.30
10.13
15.03
15.65
13.81
--
11.20
12.16
-- |
15.81
10.61
11.42
18.53
--
--
8.62
12.53
-- |
16.04
11.23
13.62
14.89
12.07
14.08
11.46
11.32
14.37 |
11.51
7.77
10.44
11.87
8.93
12.42
8.44
8.64
-- |
10.93
7.17
8.92
13.18
--
9.24
6.31
9.22
7.13 |
11.58
8.68
10.42
10.50
8.08
10.73
8.35
8.19
9.63 |
121
137
144
107
145
120
116
145
-- |
150
131
140
129
153
--
--
157
95 |
125
133
144
120
133
111
125
121
135 |
Joliet
Jordan
Kalispell AP R
Kremlin
Lewistown FCWOS
Livingston AP R
Malta 7 E
Medicine Lake 3 SE
Miles City AP R
Missoula AP R |
Carbon
Garfield
Flathead
Hill
Fergus
Park
Phillips
Sheridan
Custer
Missoula |
15.12
16.51
17.38
11.00
18.12
17.95
14.77
--
14.97
15.61 |
13.24
10.59
17.28
10.11 17.04
13.69
9.58
--
10.68
16.64 |
15.77
12.90
17.21
12.24
17.85
15.73
12.88
12.99
13.49
13.82 |
10.76
13.10
11.33
7.81
13.00
12.64
11.85
10.18
11.51
9.57 |
6.87
8.69
9.58
7.96
11.66
8.13
6.17
--
7.95
9.54 |
10.24
9.59
9.42
9.49
12.60
11.26
9.93
10.43
9.97
8.09 |
144
136
119
--
122
120
133
130
143
160 |
114
136
111
--
128
110
157
--
137
131 |
120
122
91
--
116
105
122
125
143
117 |
Opheim 12 SSE
Plentywood
Plevna
Roundup
Savage
Scobey 4 NW
Sidney
St Ignatius
Stanford
Sunburst 8E |
Valley
Sheridan
Fallon
Musselshell
Richland
Daniels
Richland
Lake
Judith Basin
Toole |
14.08
10.36
19.10
17.98
19.66
11.38
15.04
--
14.83
18.73 |
8.35
--
12.86
13.92
12.12
9.55
--
--
17.26
13.64 |
11.94
13.15
14.69
13.25
13.96
12.48
14.31
16.54
17.13
13.05 |
12.41
8.98
14.34
13.96
14.70
10.01
10.16
12.25
10.17
14.52 |
6.14
9.58
9.99
9.20
10.28
7.81
--
12.40
12.82
9.53 |
9.89
10.39
10.67
9.99
10.89
10.22
10.84
10.34
12.69
10.06 |
132
--
115
132
131
114
131
123
121
135 |
110
--
128
129
131
110
--
149
126
131 |
110
116
114
131
126
108
125
131
109
115 |
Terry 21 NNW
Thompson Falls PH
Townsend
Valier
Vida 6 NE
Virginia City
Wibaux 2 E
Wilsall 8 ENE
Wisdom
Wyola SW |
Prairie
Sanders
Broadwater
Pondera
McCone
Madison
Wibaux
Park
Beaverhead
Big Horn |
17.63
18.17
14.97
12.73
--
17.45
19.81
23.12
14.24
-- |
11.49
25.19
11.16
12.64
13.84
16.22
13.65
16.07
10.17
-- |
13.67
23.07
10.67
12.22
13.88
15.82
14.01
20.96
11.90
16.89 |
13.26
7.77
11.59
10.14
--
11.79
16.08
15.73
8.47
15.84 |
8.80
7.67
8.46
9.58
11.68
9.25
11.31
9.91
5.60
-- |
10.44
9.59
8.20
9.91
10.46
10.85
11.17
14.40
7.85
11.03 |
107
146
108
135
136
83
130
62
14
124 |
125
149
114
130
128
92
125
92
37
-- |
126
133
120
117
119
85
113
95
18
115 |
1/ The number of days between
the last frost (32 degrees) in spring and first frost (32 degrees)
after June 30.
2/ Normal for period 1971-2000.
3/ Average frost-free days for the period 1991-2000.
-- Not available
SOURCE: National Climatic Data Center, NOAA, Asheville, North Carolina. |
