Melstone, MT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MELSTONE, MT US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Melstone has an annual average temperature of 47.2°F with about 15.5 inches of precipitation per year and 42.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.92 in) and February the driest (0.44 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,804
Cooling need
411

Best time to visit Melstone

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Melstone's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s
5
1910s
13
1920s
24
1930s
58
1940s
35
1950s
37
1960s
30
1970s
12
1980s
33
1990s
36
2000s
46
2010s
23
2020s
14

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 34.8°F 14.4°F 24.6°F 0.51 in 8.7 in 5
February 38.0°F 16.7°F 27.4°F 0.44 in 6.5 in 5
March 48.7°F 24.6°F 36.6°F 0.77 in 6.9 in 6
April 58.6°F 33.3°F 45.9°F 1.80 in 3.6 in 9
May 67.8°F 42.4°F 55.1°F 2.92 in 1.0 in 10
June 77.6°F 51.2°F 64.4°F 2.77 in 11
July 87.6°F 57.5°F 72.6°F 1.54 in 7
August 86.8°F 55.5°F 71.1°F 1.10 in 5
September 75.5°F 46.0°F 60.8°F 1.18 in 0.1 in 6
October 59.9°F 34.8°F 47.3°F 1.32 in 2.5 in 6
November 45.8°F 24.5°F 35.1°F 0.59 in 5.6 in 5
December 35.7°F 16.2°F 26.0°F 0.53 in 8.0 in 4

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