Summary of climatic data by month for the ’13-‘14 crop year (September thru August) at the Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, Conrad, MT.

 

Month

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Crop Year

Year

2013

2013

2013

2013

2014

2014

2014

2014

2014

2014

2014

2014

 

Precipitation, inches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Year

1.03

0.18

0.58

0.16

0.54

0.1

0.37

1.49

0.62

4.35

0.85

2.53

12.8

28-year average

1.17

0.62

0.28

0.20

0.19

0.22

0.42

1.01

1.91

2.98

1.41

1.23

11.6

 

Mean Temperature, °F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

Current Year

58.3

41.5

29.4

18.6

27.1

12.3

23.5

40.9

50.6

55.2

67.6

64.1

40.8

28-year average

57.1

44.6

32.2

23.9

23.2

24.3

32.6

42.6

51.6

59.2

66.9

66.1

44.5

Last killing frost in Spring (32°F)

2014--------------------------------- May 12

Average 1986-2014------------ May 18

 

First killing frost in Fall (32°F)

2014-------------------------------- Sept. 10

Average 1986-2014----------- Sept. 26

 

Frost free period (days)

2013---------------------------------121

Average---------------------------- 131

 

Maximum summer temperature 91°F (August 12, 2014)

Minimum winter temperature 29oF (December 7, 2013)