GOLD CREEK, MONTANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		6.1		-5.6		-2.8		1.6		5.9		10.4		14.6		18.3		17.5		12.5		6.4		-0.7		-5.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.1		-0.2		3.5		8.8		14.3		19.3		23.6		29.3		28.6		22.6		14.9		5.2		-0.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-2.1		-11.1		-9.1		-5.7		-2.4		1.6		5.6		7.2		6.4		2.4		-2.1		-6.7		-11.1

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		13.9		19.4		25.6		28.9		33.9		36.1		40		38.3		35.6		28.3		22.8		15

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-41.7		-37.2		-39.4		-30.6		-18.9		-12.8		-6.7		-2.8		-5.6		-10.6		-21.7		-30		-41.7

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20.6		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.7		9.3		8.3		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		209.1		29.8		26.9		28.1		21.8		11.5		1.9		0.4		0.9		9.5		21.4		26.9		30

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.5		6.6		3.3		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.9		5.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		324		22		14		19		25		45		50		28		30		29		21		20		22

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		107		11		8		9		9		11		11		7		7		7		7		9		11

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		153		70		36		60		71		153		138		76		94		88		82		51		67

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		2		2		6		---		10		6		---		1		---		---		4		2

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		38.6		19.1		15.8		14		33.3		35.8		36.1		36.3		38.6		33.8		32		23.6		24.1

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

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41		3		2		3		3		5		6		3		4		3		3		3		3

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

Years on Record: 48

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		103.9		20.6		13.5		15.2		10.2		4.8		0.8		---		0.2		1.5		3		13.7		20.3

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		2		10		7		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		84.8		57.7		31		61		84.8		32		31.2		---		7.6		19.8		27.9		39.6		66.5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4597.8		755.6		595		510.6		361.7		239.4		116.7		55		57.8		185		375.6		588.9		756.7

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		91.7		---		---		---		---		0.6		11.7		42.2		33.3		3.9		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		716.2		---		---		---		---		13.8		138.3		256.6		232.5		75		---		---		---

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		16.4		16		14.7		13		11.4		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
Mj/m2		13.7		5.3		8.5		12.9		16.9		19.5		21.6		24.2		20.7		15.2		9.5		5.8		4.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.2		3.1		4.4		6.3		7.6		8.9		9.4		9.4		8.1		6.7		4.7		3.3		2.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.3		9.2		13		16.1		17.6		17.9		18.8		21.5		20.6		17.6		13		9.6		8.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.9		8.1		11.6		14.3		16.8		17.6		19.9		24.3		21.8		17		12.3		8.3		7.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.7		5.3		8.5		12.9		16.9		19.5		21.6		24.2		20.7		15.2		9.5		5.8		4.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.7		3.3		4.7		6.7		7.7		9.1		9.6		11		9.3		7.7		5.3		3.6		2.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.7		10.5		14.4		18.5		20		20.4		21.5		25		23.8		22.3		15.9		11.1		9.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.2		9.5		13.5		17.5		20.7		22.4		25.1		28.1		25.4		22.5		15.6		9.6		8.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.5		4.8		7.4		11.4		15.6		16.7		18.7		17.9		17.8		11.8		7.8		4.6		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.9		2.8		4		6		7.5		8.8		9.3		9		7.9		6.1		4.1		2.8		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.6		8.1		11		13.9		16		15.3		16.2		15.9		17.5		13.2		10.4		7.3		6.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.2		7.1		9.6		11.9		14.3		12.8		14.8		14.2		16.9		11.4		9.5		6.1		6