All-time weather records — Big Timber, MT
Climate change signal in Big Timber
of Big Timber's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (21 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (18 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 8 | 18 | ||
| 1900s | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1910s | 39 | 51 | ||
| 1920s | 67 | 52 | ||
| 1930s | 77 | 44 | ||
| 1940s | 16 | 14 | ||
| 1950s | 27 | 32 | ||
| 1960s | 31 | 31 | ||
| 1970s | 6 | 24 | ||
| 1980s | 35 | 27 | ||
| 1990s | 22 | 22 | ||
| 2000s | 12 | 22 | ||
| 2010s | 9 | 17 | ||
| 2020s | 15 | 8 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1895, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1894-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78.1°F — Jan 8, 1922 | -36.0°F — Jan 31, 1917 | 2.10 in — Jan 11, 1998 |
| February | 72.0°F — Feb 26, 1950 | -47.0°F — Feb 15, 1936 | 1.22 in — Feb 28, 1953 |
| March | 80.1°F — Mar 20, 2026 | -32.1°F — Mar 4, 2019 | 2.27 in — Mar 22, 2011 |
| April | 89.1°F — Apr 19, 1962 | -9.9°F — Apr 5, 1936 | 4.00 in — Apr 16, 2002 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 27, 1934 | 10.0°F — May 2, 1954 | 4.00 in — May 19, 1938 |
| June | 106.0°F — Jun 22, 1919 | 26.1°F — Jun 14, 1968 | 3.20 in — Jun 25, 1969 |
| July | 109.9°F — Jul 21, 1931 | 30.0°F — Jul 14, 1930 | 3.11 in — Jul 6, 1994 |
| August | 107.1°F — Aug 14, 1929 | 28.0°F — Aug 25, 1910 | 2.10 in — Aug 27, 1933 |
| September | 100.0°F — Sep 4, 1950 | 12.0°F — Sep 24, 1926 | 1.83 in — Sep 24, 2025 |
| October | 88.0°F — Oct 1, 1992 | -14.1°F — Oct 25, 1919 | 2.35 in — Oct 17, 1938 |
| November | 78.1°F — Nov 2, 1965 | -29.0°F — Nov 13, 1959 | 2.50 in — Nov 3, 1922 |
| December | 80.1°F — Dec 30, 1897 | -38.0°F — Dec 24, 1983 | 1.81 in — Dec 31, 1996 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Big Timber.