Montana · county areal climate 1951–2025

Petroleum County, MT

A 46.5°F / 14.1" normal · 2025 ran +0.6°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +3.1°F (45.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 85% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

46.5°F
annual mean · 14.1" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.6°F
47.1°F · 15.4" (109% of normal)

Warmest Year

48.8°F
2006 · coldest 40.4°F (1951)

Wettest Year

21.8in
2011 · driest 7.6" (1952)

Hottest Day

106.2°F
Jun 16 · 2021

Coldest Day

-40.6°F
Jan 20 · 1954

Biggest Rain Day

3.0in
Aug 24 · 2014

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

23°
J
25°
F
35°
M
45°
A
54°
M
64°
J
73°
J
71°
A
61°
S
47°
O
34°
N
25°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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