Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-03
Presents FIathead Weather Records

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Observation-Disclosures tabula-
tions present extremes and nor
mails for temperatures and pre-
cipitation in the Flathead, and
were prepared by Observer Ray
Hall at Flathead county airport
at the request of the Hungry Horse
News.
Weather bureau records in Kali
ispell started in 1896. In 1949, the
weather bureau station was moved
from the post office building in
KaliSpell to Flathead county air
port nearly midway between Col
umbia Falls, Kalispell and White
fish.
Precipitation:
Normals in inches by months
are as follows: Jan. 1872 inches,
Feb. 80 of an inch, March 1.01,
April 1.02, May 163, June 2.43,
July 1.16, Aug. Ill, Sept. 1.30,
Oct. 1876, Nov. 1.55, Dec. 1.54, and
for the whole year 1885 inches.
Driest months have been: Jan.
1914 with .27 of an inch, Feb. 1884
with .06 of an inch, March 1926
with 20, April 1924 with .01, May
1924 with .39, June 1910 with 40,
July 1858 with .O2, Aug. 1881 with
.O1, Sept. 1928 with .04, Oct. 1907
with a trace, Nov. 1929 with IT
and Dec. 1897 with .26 of an inch.
Wettest months have been: Jan.
1943 with $40 inches, Feb. 1910
with 2.13, March, 1884 with 2.72,
April, 1948 with 1872, May 1902
with 450, June 1947 with 4.56,
July 1948 with 3.15, Aug. 1947
with 1928, Sept. 1896 with 3:15,
Oct. 1914 with $40, Nov. 1897 with
SIT and Dec. 1917 with 4.78
inches.
Driest year was 1929 with 10.39
inches; wettest year 1948 with TO-
81 inches, and the normal year has
1875 inches. Please note that some
of the weather records date back
to 1896 and 1897.
Temperatures:
Average normal temperatures
by months in the Flathead are as
follows: Jan. 20.3 degrees; Feb.
25 degrees; March 1877, April 43.7,
May 52.4, June 58.4, July 66, Aug.
64, Sept. 54.5, Oct. 44.4, Nov. 80
and Dec. 24.7 degrees.
Minimum normal temperatures
by months are: Jan. 1875, Feb. 1873,
March 24.1, April 32.2, May 1913,
June 45.4, July 49.9, Aug 47.4,
Sept. 40, Oct. 32.9, Nov. 24.9, Dec.
1872 degrees.
Maximum normal temperatures
Jan. % degrees, Feb. BAL, March
43.2, April 55.2, May 65, June i
TIA, July 82.1, Aug. 80.5, Sept. I
68.9, Oct. 55.8, Nov. 39.1, Dec.
31.2 degrees. II
The average maximum normal
for the year is 54.5
degrees; average minimum 31.9
degrees and whole year median I
1872 degrees. lie
Coolest Days by Months: i
Jan. 81, 1850 minus 38, Feb. l, $
1850 minus SO, March 21, 1898, n
minus 16, April l, 1886 minus 8;
Way l, 1899, II; June l, 1858, %; Y
July 8 and 4, 1902 and July l, I
949, 35; Aug. rs, 1910, 80; Sept. L
a, 1926, z; Oct. 81, 1885 minus
!; Nov. 10, 1921, minus II; Dec. X
8, 1924 minus 27 degrees. "
Hottest day of each month ~
through years: :
Jan. 81, 1884 with Sc; Feb. 27, Z
932 with 81, March 26, 1899 with ei
8, April 18, 1886 with 85, May 27 p
936 with 95, June 9, 1918 with
5, July %, 1884 with 101, Aug. VI
(, 1926 with SO, Sept. 3, 1850 with b
(, Oct. 6, 1912 with 80, Nov. 3, G
908 with 65, and Dec. 4, 1913
ith So. e
Warmest year was 1884 with an -
yerage temperature of 4l6- de-
ees, and coolest 1916 with an be
verage of 1872 degrees.
The Flathead can expect seven w
Iys in summer with 80 or above Tn
adings. This summer there We're lit
o 81 on July 6 and 19. Average an
nter has ten days with beloy AM
70 readings.
The above statistics show that Liz
all the driest months are added to
gether there is 1873 inches preci- bee
alton in twelve months, and all for
: wettest there are 42.16 inches.
is is indication of mountain to
.ather with its variations. EN-
Annual winter snow statistics will
w an average of $40 inches at RoI
airport, and III inches at West spe
lcier. ]