All-time weather records — Ekalaka, MT
Climate change signal in Ekalaka
of Ekalaka's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (40 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 | · | 9 | ||
| 1900s | 29 | 29 | ||
| 1910s | 45 | 44 | ||
| 1920s | 37 | 23 | ||
| 1930s | 34 | 38 | ||
| 1940s | 23 | 31 | ||
| 1950s | 26 | 44 | ||
| 1960s | 21 | 34 | ||
| 1970s | 16 | 25 | ||
| 1980s | 31 | 22 | ||
| 1990s | 36 | 24 | ||
| 2000s | 18 | 16 | ||
| 2010s | 26 | 13 | ||
| 2020s | 24 | 14 |
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 1900, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1896-2025.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64.9°F — Jan 8, 1958 | -44.0°F — Jan 20, 1954 | 70.20 in — Jan 1, 1910 |
| February | 66.0°F — Feb 21, 1982 | -43.1°F — Feb 15, 1936 | 0.93 in — Mar 1, 2004 |
| March | 82.9°F — Mar 22, 1910 | -32.1°F — Mar 3, 1960 | 1.23 in — Mar 18, 2003 |
| April | 90.0°F — Apr 30, 1926 | -11.0°F — Apr 1, 1899 | 1.96 in — Apr 19, 2006 |
| May | 98.1°F — May 27, 1900 | 8.1°F — May 3, 1954 | 2.97 in — May 1, 2008 |
| June | 105.1°F — Jun 20, 1988 | 27.0°F — Jun 1, 1919 | 3.68 in — Jun 7, 1967 |
| July | 108.0°F — Jul 5, 1936 | 30.0°F — Jul 1, 1945 | 2.72 in — Jul 9, 2019 |
| August | 108.0°F — Aug 7, 1949 | 26.1°F — Aug 31, 1974 | 2.33 in — Aug 14, 1910 |
| September | 102.9°F — Sep 5, 1978 | 12.9°F — Sep 26, 1942 | 2.48 in — Sep 5, 1971 |
| October | 91.9°F — Oct 3, 1922 | -15.0°F — Oct 30, 1991 | 2.51 in — Oct 2, 1971 |
| November | 78.1°F — Nov 2, 1909 | -29.9°F — Nov 13, 1955 | 2.38 in — Nov 1, 2000 |
| December | 66.9°F — Dec 1, 2021 | -43.1°F — Dec 21, 1989 | 0.55 in — Dec 29, 2005 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Ekalaka.