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Choteau Weather Records (USC00241737)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Choteau (USC00241737), Montana, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Choteau

  • Choteau (USC00241737) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 47.82 latitude and -112.19 longitude, 1,172 m (3,845 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Choteau still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Choteau set a daily record snowfall of 6.4 cm (2.5 in) on 12 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Montana, United States, 47.82 latitude, -112.19 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,172 m (3,845 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Choteau, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Choteau. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Choteau. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Choteau, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.1 C (79.0 F)-42.2 C (-44.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
Feb22.8 C (73.0 F)-45.6 C (-50.1 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Mar27.8 C (82.0 F)-37.8 C (-36.0 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Apr30.0 C (86.0 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)
May33.3 C (91.9 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Jun36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Sep35.6 C (96.1 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Oct32.2 C (90.0 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)n/an/a
Dec22.2 C (72.0 F)-41.7 C (-43.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Choteau by the year they were set 1,464 records at Choteau still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401893: 371894: 201895: 181896: 251897: 201898: 81905: 231906: 181907: 161908: 41909: 221910: 111911: 51918: 171919: 271920: 91921: 91922: 121923: 81924: 181925: 151926: 101927: 91928: 131929: 171930: 161931: 71932: 171933: 141934: 161935: 161936: 381937: 81938: 71939: 131940: 61941: 41942: 31943: 221944: 71945: 31946: 71947: 71948: 31949: 121950: 121951: 201952: 71953: 31954: 211955: 181956: 151957: 81958: 71959: 71960: 101961: 111962: 101963: 41964: 51965: 151966: 81967: 131968: 161969: 131970: 31971: 71972: 191973: 121974: 71975: 151976: 51977: 61978: 31979: 91980: 181981: 151982: 71983: 141984: 101985: 291986: 181987: 271988: 121989: 51990: 111991: 131992: 271993: 71994: 121995: 81996: 61997: 61999: 152000: 102001: 52002: 162003: 92004: 52005: 132006: 62007: 72008: 162009: 162010: 112011: 62012: 82013: 82014: 62015: 122016: 92017: 82018: 12019: 122020: 182021: 182022: 272023: 102024: 72025: 22026: 121893191819311944195719701983199620102023
1,464 records at Choteau still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Choteau by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189337
189420
189518
189625
189720
18988
190523
190618
190716
19084
190922
191011
19115
191817
191927
19209
19219
192212
19238
192418
192515
192610
19279
192813
192917
193016
19317
193217
193314
193416
193516
193638
19378
19387
193913
19406
19414
19423
194322
19447
19453
19467
19477
19483
194912
195012
195120
19527
19533
195421
195518
195615
19578
19587
19597
196010
196111
196210
19634
19645
196515
19668
196713
196816
196913
19703
19717
197219
197312
19747
197515
19765
19776
19783
19799
198018
198115
19827
198314
198410
198529
198618
198727
198812
19895
199011
199113
199227
19937
199412
19958
19966
19976
199915
200010
20015
200216
20039
20045
200513
20066
20077
200816
200916
201011
20116
20128
20138
20146
201512
20169
20178
20181
201912
202018
202118
202227
202310
20247
20252
202612

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Choteau set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Choteau between 11 December 1946 and 4 March 2018. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord daily precipitationRecord snow depth11 December 1946: Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)8 June 1964: Record daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)18 February 2018: Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)4 March 2018: Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)1950196019701980199020002010
4 all-time records were set at Choteau between 11 December 1946 and 4 March 2018. Each dot is a new record.
When Choteau set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1946-12-11Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1964-06-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2018-02-18Record snow depthRecord snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
2018-03-04Record snow depthRecord snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Choteau The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Choteau. The most was 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 8 June 1964. 050100150 Jan: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 30 January 1893 Jan Feb: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 16 February 1897 Feb Mar: 26.7 mm (1.1 in), 30 March 1981 Mar Apr: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 10 April 2019 Apr May: 62.2 mm (2.4 in), 25 May 1953 May Jun: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 8 June 1964 Jun Jul: 58.4 mm (2.3 in), 27 July 1909 Jul Aug: 62.7 mm (2.5 in), 21 August 1933 Aug Sep: 53.8 mm (2.1 in), 20 September 1968 Sep Oct: 34.0 mm (1.3 in), 8 October 1923 Oct Nov: 31.5 mm (1.2 in), 5 November 1927 Nov Dec: 15.2 mm (0.6 in), 16 December 1895 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Choteau. The most was 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 8 June 1964.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Choteau
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan30.5 mm (1.2 in)30 January 1893
Feb30.5 mm (1.2 in)16 February 1897
Mar26.7 mm (1.1 in)30 March 1981
Apr35.6 mm (1.4 in)10 April 2019
May62.2 mm (2.4 in)25 May 1953
Jun104.1 mm (4.1 in)8 June 1964
Jul58.4 mm (2.3 in)27 July 1909
Aug62.7 mm (2.5 in)21 August 1933
Sep53.8 mm (2.1 in)20 September 1968
Oct34.0 mm (1.3 in)8 October 1923
Nov31.5 mm (1.2 in)5 November 1927
Dec15.2 mm (0.6 in)16 December 1895

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Choteau 122 years of record at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1898, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1918 and others. 1893: 360 of 365 days1894: 326 of 365 days1895: 352 of 365 days1896: 347 of 366 days1897: 348 of 365 days1898: 105 of 365 days1905: 327 of 365 days1906: 356 of 365 days1907: 299 of 365 days1908: 118 of 366 days1909: 347 of 365 days1910: 76 of 365 days1911: 81 of 365 days1918: 325 of 365 days1919: 336 of 365 days1920: 275 of 366 days1921: 188 of 365 days1922: 351 of 365 days1923: 347 of 365 days1924: 342 of 366 days1925: 329 of 365 days1926: 354 of 365 days1927: 323 of 365 days1928: 357 of 366 days1929: 342 of 365 days1930: 333 of 365 days1931: 288 of 365 days1932: 339 of 366 days1933: 352 of 365 days1934: 265 of 365 days1935: 311 of 365 days1936: 330 of 366 days1937: 348 of 365 days1938: 359 of 365 days1939: 363 of 365 days1940: 354 of 366 days1941: 357 of 365 days1942: 349 of 365 days1943: 350 of 365 days1944: 352 of 366 days1945: 360 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 362 of 365 days1948: 355 of 366 days1949: 361 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 358 of 366 days1957: 360 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 358 of 365 days1962: 361 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 361 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 361 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 361 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 363 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 357 of 365 days1984: 363 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 360 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 362 of 366 days1989: 360 of 365 days1990: 350 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 363 of 365 days1995: 255 of 365 days1996: 85 of 366 days1997: 259 of 365 days1998: 324 of 365 days1999: 311 of 365 days2000: 308 of 366 days2001: 318 of 365 days2002: 311 of 365 days2003: 313 of 365 days2004: 340 of 366 days2005: 361 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 360 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 363 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
122 years of record at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1898, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1918 and others.
Days with data per year at Choteau
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189336099%Yes
189432689%No
189535296%Yes
189634795%Yes
189734895%Yes
189810529%No
190532790%No
190635698%Yes
190729982%No
190811832%No
190934795%Yes
19107621%No
19118122%No
191832589%No
191933692%Yes
192027575%No
192118852%No
192235196%Yes
192334795%Yes
192434293%Yes
192532990%Yes
192635497%Yes
192732388%No
192835798%Yes
192934294%Yes
193033391%Yes
193128879%No
193233993%Yes
193335296%Yes
193426573%No
193531185%No
193633090%Yes
193734895%Yes
193835998%Yes
193936399%Yes
194035497%Yes
194135798%Yes
194234996%Yes
194335096%Yes
194435296%Yes
194536099%Yes
194636399%Yes
194736299%Yes
194835597%Yes
194936199%Yes
195036399%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954364100%Yes
195536399%Yes
195635898%Yes
195736099%Yes
1958364100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
196135898%Yes
196236199%Yes
196336399%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196636399%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
196936199%Yes
197036299%Yes
197136199%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336199%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197936399%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198136399%Yes
1982364100%Yes
198335798%Yes
198436399%Yes
198536399%Yes
198636099%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198836299%Yes
198936099%Yes
199035096%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
199436399%Yes
199525570%No
19968523%No
199725971%No
199832489%No
199931185%No
200030884%No
200131887%No
200231185%No
200331386%No
200434093%Yes
200536199%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
200836098%Yes
2009364100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012365100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
201536399%Yes
2016365100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019364100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Choteau
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 October 2026Choteau, USdaily snowfall (Provisional)6.4 cm (2.5 in)3.9 cm (1.5 in)56 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2026Choteau, USdaily snow depth (Provisional)25.4 cm (10.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)9 years29 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2026Choteau, USdaily snowfall (Provisional)14.0 cm (5.5 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)100 years57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2026Choteau, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie49 years6 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2026Choteau, USdaily rain (Provisional)18.3 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Choteau, USdaily rain (Provisional)19.1 mm (0.8 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Choteau, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2026Choteau, USdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)75 years36 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 2026Choteau, USdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)68 years30 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2026Choteau, USdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)60 years29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2026Choteau, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie131 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Choteau, USdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)95 years43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2026Choteau, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)37 years29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2026Choteau, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2026Choteau, USdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)129 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2026Choteau, USdaily snowfall16.3 cm (6.4 in)2.3 cm (0.9 in)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2026Choteau, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)72 years37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2026Choteau, USdaily high min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie39 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2026Choteau, USdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)63 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2026Choteau, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)84 years38 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

100 complete years, 1893 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Choteau as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025 One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Choteau, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.7 C (44.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 4.0 C (39.1 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 9.6 C (49.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F). 1893: 5.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1895: 6.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1896: 5.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1897: 6.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1906: 6.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1909: 4.9 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1923: 5.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1924: 5.0 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1925: 6.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1926: 5.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1928: 5.1 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1929: 4.7 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1930: 7.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1933: 5.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1935: 5.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1936: 5.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1937: 5.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1938: 6.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1939: 7.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1940: 7.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1941: 7.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1942: 6.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1943: 6.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1944: 6.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1945: 6.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1946: 7.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1947: 6.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1948: 6.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1949: 6.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1950: 4.9 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1951: 4.0 C, -2.7 C from the station mean1952: 6.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1953: 7.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1954: 6.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1955: 4.9 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1956: 7.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1957: 6.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 7.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1959: 6.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1960: 6.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1962: 7.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1963: 7.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1964: 6.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 5.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1966: 6.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1967: 6.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1968: 6.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1969: 5.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1970: 6.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 6.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 6.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1973: 7.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1974: 8.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1975: 5.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1976: 8.6 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1977: 7.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1978: 5.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1979: 7.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1980: 7.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1981: 8.8 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1982: 5.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1983: 7.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1984: 7.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1985: 6.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1986: 8.6 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1987: 9.6 C, +2.9 C from the station mean1988: 8.8 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1989: 6.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1991: 8.5 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1992: 8.9 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1993: 6.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1994: 8.5 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1998: 7.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1999: 7.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2000: 6.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2001: 7.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2002: 5.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2003: 7.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2004: 6.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2005: 6.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2006: 7.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2007: 7.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2008: 6.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2009: 5.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 5.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2011: 6.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2012: 7.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2013: 7.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: 6.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2015: 7.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2016: 7.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 6.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2018: 5.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2019: 4.8 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2020: 7.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 6.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2022: 6.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2023: 7.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2024: 7.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2025: 7.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Choteau, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.7 C (44.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 4.0 C (39.1 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 9.6 C (49.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Choteau as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18935.7 C-1.01 C
18956.1 C-0.59 C
18965.3 C-1.38 C
18976.0 C-0.69 C
19066.5 C-0.15 C
19094.9 C-1.78 C
19235.9 C-0.78 C
19245.0 C-1.65 C
19256.4 C-0.30 C
19265.2 C-1.50 C
19285.1 C-1.55 C
19294.7 C-1.95 C
19307.1 C+0.41 C
19335.6 C-1.10 C
19355.7 C-0.98 C
19365.7 C-0.93 C
19375.6 C-1.05 C
19386.9 C+0.28 C
19397.9 C+1.21 C
19407.0 C+0.29 C
19417.1 C+0.44 C
19426.5 C-0.18 C
19436.2 C-0.47 C
19446.6 C-0.02 C
19456.4 C-0.24 C
19467.1 C+0.46 C
19476.9 C+0.24 C
19486.0 C-0.63 C
19496.0 C-0.66 C
19504.9 C-1.80 C
19514.0 C-2.70 C
19526.6 C-0.05 C
19537.8 C+1.16 C
19546.3 C-0.33 C
19554.9 C-1.75 C
19567.0 C+0.34 C
19576.4 C-0.23 C
19587.5 C+0.80 C
19596.4 C-0.25 C
19606.8 C+0.17 C
19627.0 C+0.32 C
19637.5 C+0.83 C
19646.2 C-0.50 C
19655.9 C-0.81 C
19666.8 C+0.18 C
19676.9 C+0.23 C
19686.4 C-0.23 C
19695.9 C-0.81 C
19706.5 C-0.14 C
19716.5 C-0.21 C
19726.0 C-0.65 C
19737.8 C+1.17 C
19748.0 C+1.35 C
19755.8 C-0.82 C
19768.6 C+1.89 C
19777.3 C+0.61 C
19785.6 C-1.08 C
19797.1 C+0.39 C
19807.5 C+0.80 C
19818.8 C+2.17 C
19825.7 C-0.95 C
19837.4 C+0.74 C
19847.6 C+0.94 C
19856.3 C-0.41 C
19868.6 C+1.90 C
19879.6 C+2.95 C
19888.8 C+2.14 C
19896.8 C+0.14 C
19918.5 C+1.83 C
19928.9 C+2.23 C
19936.8 C+0.12 C
19948.5 C+1.88 C
19987.0 C+0.34 C
19997.5 C+0.87 C
20006.3 C-0.40 C
20017.1 C+0.42 C
20025.7 C-0.96 C
20037.1 C+0.42 C
20046.9 C+0.25 C
20056.7 C+0.06 C
20067.2 C+0.56 C
20077.4 C+0.73 C
20086.3 C-0.38 C
20095.9 C-0.72 C
20105.9 C-0.73 C
20116.0 C-0.65 C
20127.4 C+0.78 C
20137.0 C+0.36 C
20146.3 C-0.39 C
20157.9 C+1.24 C
20167.7 C+1.02 C
20176.4 C-0.24 C
20185.8 C-0.89 C
20194.8 C-1.83 C
20207.1 C+0.45 C
20216.9 C+0.26 C
20226.5 C-0.12 C
20237.8 C+1.09 C
20247.2 C+0.56 C
20257.4 C+0.73 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 100 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Choteau
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2025100Rise
Mean daily maximum0.05 C (0.00 to 0.11) per decade0.10 F (-0.01 to 0.20) per decade1893 to 2025100Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1893 to 2025100Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Choteau: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)189435.0 C (95.0 F)122
Coldest night (TNn)-45.6 C (-50.1 F)1936-33.3 C (-27.9 F)122
Wettest day (Rx1day)104.1 mm (4.1 in)196430.5 mm (1.2 in)121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)163.1 mm (6.4 in)190749.1 mm (1.9 in)121
Longest dry spell (CDD)92 days197640 days121

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Choteau by year The hottest day of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1894
The hottest day of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Choteau by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189340.6 C (105.1 F)
189441.1 C (106.0 F)
189535.6 C (96.1 F)
189637.2 C (99.0 F)
189736.7 C (98.1 F)
189827.8 C (82.0 F)
190536.7 C (98.1 F)
190636.1 C (97.0 F)
190730.0 C (86.0 F)
190829.4 C (84.9 F)
190933.3 C (91.9 F)
191027.8 C (82.0 F)
191121.1 C (70.0 F)
191835.0 C (95.0 F)
191938.3 C (100.9 F)
192033.3 C (91.9 F)
192137.2 C (99.0 F)
192233.9 C (93.0 F)
192331.7 C (89.1 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192535.6 C (96.1 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192730.6 C (87.1 F)
192833.3 C (91.9 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193036.1 C (97.0 F)
193137.2 C (99.0 F)
193235.6 C (96.1 F)
193337.8 C (100.0 F)
193435.6 C (96.1 F)
193536.7 C (98.1 F)
193637.2 C (99.0 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193833.9 C (93.0 F)
193936.7 C (98.1 F)
194037.8 C (100.0 F)
194135.6 C (96.1 F)
194234.4 C (93.9 F)
194332.8 C (91.0 F)
194432.8 C (91.0 F)
194534.4 C (93.9 F)
194634.4 C (93.9 F)
194734.4 C (93.9 F)
194833.3 C (91.9 F)
194938.3 C (100.9 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195135.6 C (96.1 F)
195235.0 C (95.0 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195435.0 C (95.0 F)
195534.4 C (93.9 F)
195633.9 C (93.0 F)
195733.3 C (91.9 F)
195834.4 C (93.9 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196037.2 C (99.0 F)
196139.4 C (102.9 F)
196233.3 C (91.9 F)
196334.4 C (93.9 F)
196434.4 C (93.9 F)
196533.9 C (93.0 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196938.9 C (102.0 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197233.3 C (91.9 F)
197338.3 C (100.9 F)
197435.6 C (96.1 F)
197536.1 C (97.0 F)
197634.4 C (93.9 F)
197732.2 C (90.0 F)
197833.3 C (91.9 F)
197933.9 C (93.0 F)
198033.3 C (91.9 F)
198136.7 C (98.1 F)
198233.3 C (91.9 F)
198338.9 C (102.0 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198536.1 C (97.0 F)
198633.9 C (93.0 F)
198735.0 C (95.0 F)
198836.1 C (97.0 F)
198934.4 C (93.9 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199235.6 C (96.1 F)
199333.9 C (93.0 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199533.3 C (91.9 F)
199618.3 C (64.9 F)
199733.3 C (91.9 F)
199833.9 C (93.0 F)
199934.4 C (93.9 F)
200035.6 C (96.1 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200235.6 C (96.1 F)
200336.1 C (97.0 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200533.9 C (93.0 F)
200634.4 C (93.9 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200834.4 C (93.9 F)
200933.3 C (91.9 F)
201034.4 C (93.9 F)
201135.0 C (95.0 F)
201233.9 C (93.0 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201431.7 C (89.1 F)
201535.6 C (96.1 F)
201632.8 C (91.0 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201835.0 C (95.0 F)
201932.8 C (91.0 F)
202034.4 C (93.9 F)
202136.7 C (98.1 F)
202235.0 C (95.0 F)
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202437.2 C (99.0 F)
202534.4 C (93.9 F)
202636.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Choteau by year The coldest night of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F). -50-40-30-201900192019401960198020002020Record: -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1936
The coldest night of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Choteau by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1894-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1895-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1896-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1897-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1898-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1905-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1906-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1907-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1908-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1910-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1911-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1918-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1919-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1920-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1921-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1922-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1923-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1924-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1925-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1926-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1927-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1928-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1929-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1930-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1931-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1932-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1933-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1934-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1935-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1936-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1937-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1938-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1939-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1940-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1941-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1942-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1944-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1945-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1946-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1947-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1948-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1949-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1950-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1951-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1952-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1953-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1955-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1956-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1957-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1958-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1959-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1960-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1962-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1963-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1966-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1967-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1968-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1969-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1970-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1971-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1972-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1974-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1977-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1978-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1979-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1980-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1981-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1984-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1986-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1987-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1988-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1990-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1991-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1992-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1993-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1994-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1995-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1996-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1997-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1998-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1999-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2000-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2003-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2004-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2005-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
2006-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2007-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2008-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2009-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2010-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2011-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2012-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2013-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2014-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2015-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2016-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2017-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2018-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2019-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2020-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2021-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2022-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2023-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2024-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2025-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2026-27.8 C (-18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Choteau by year The wettest day of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in). 02550751001251900192019401960198020002020Record: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1964
The wettest day of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Choteau by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189330.5 mm (1.2 in)
189438.1 mm (1.5 in)
189525.4 mm (1.0 in)
189641.7 mm (1.6 in)
189730.5 mm (1.2 in)
189829.2 mm (1.1 in)
190521.6 mm (0.9 in)
190630.5 mm (1.2 in)
190788.9 mm (3.5 in)
190827.9 mm (1.1 in)
190958.4 mm (2.3 in)
19107.6 mm (0.30 in)
1911n/a
191818.0 mm (0.7 in)
191935.6 mm (1.4 in)
192020.8 mm (0.8 in)
192152.8 mm (2.1 in)
192229.5 mm (1.2 in)
192348.0 mm (1.9 in)
192420.1 mm (0.8 in)
192550.8 mm (2.0 in)
192647.2 mm (1.9 in)
192751.8 mm (2.0 in)
192833.0 mm (1.3 in)
192921.1 mm (0.8 in)
193021.6 mm (0.9 in)
193143.4 mm (1.7 in)
193226.7 mm (1.1 in)
193362.7 mm (2.5 in)
193437.1 mm (1.5 in)
193512.7 mm (0.5 in)
193621.6 mm (0.9 in)
193725.7 mm (1.0 in)
193846.2 mm (1.8 in)
193938.9 mm (1.5 in)
194026.2 mm (1.0 in)
194118.5 mm (0.7 in)
194233.0 mm (1.3 in)
194341.9 mm (1.6 in)
194438.1 mm (1.5 in)
194518.0 mm (0.7 in)
194624.6 mm (1.0 in)
194751.6 mm (2.0 in)
194851.1 mm (2.0 in)
194929.2 mm (1.1 in)
195038.6 mm (1.5 in)
195126.4 mm (1.0 in)
195227.2 mm (1.1 in)
195362.2 mm (2.4 in)
195420.3 mm (0.8 in)
195531.8 mm (1.3 in)
195626.7 mm (1.1 in)
195737.6 mm (1.5 in)
195845.0 mm (1.8 in)
195923.4 mm (0.9 in)
196016.5 mm (0.6 in)
196116.8 mm (0.7 in)
196224.6 mm (1.0 in)
196319.8 mm (0.8 in)
1964104.1 mm (4.1 in)
196531.5 mm (1.2 in)
196623.1 mm (0.9 in)
196729.5 mm (1.2 in)
196853.8 mm (2.1 in)
196936.6 mm (1.4 in)
197039.9 mm (1.6 in)
197115.7 mm (0.6 in)
197242.4 mm (1.7 in)
197318.5 mm (0.7 in)
197418.3 mm (0.7 in)
197560.7 mm (2.4 in)
197634.0 mm (1.3 in)
197720.3 mm (0.8 in)
197823.4 mm (0.9 in)
197919.8 mm (0.8 in)
198040.9 mm (1.6 in)
198127.4 mm (1.1 in)
198228.4 mm (1.1 in)
198335.1 mm (1.4 in)
198432.3 mm (1.3 in)
198530.5 mm (1.2 in)
198634.8 mm (1.4 in)
198733.3 mm (1.3 in)
198817.8 mm (0.7 in)
198942.9 mm (1.7 in)
199017.8 mm (0.7 in)
199151.3 mm (2.0 in)
199216.5 mm (0.6 in)
199345.2 mm (1.8 in)
199438.1 mm (1.5 in)
199545.0 mm (1.8 in)
19967.9 mm (0.31 in)
199741.9 mm (1.6 in)
199821.8 mm (0.9 in)
199921.8 mm (0.9 in)
200042.7 mm (1.7 in)
200122.1 mm (0.9 in)
200254.4 mm (2.1 in)
200334.5 mm (1.4 in)
200426.9 mm (1.1 in)
200522.6 mm (0.9 in)
200643.2 mm (1.7 in)
200731.8 mm (1.3 in)
200845.7 mm (1.8 in)
200925.7 mm (1.0 in)
201020.1 mm (0.8 in)
201138.9 mm (1.5 in)
201234.0 mm (1.3 in)
201317.3 mm (0.7 in)
201422.9 mm (0.9 in)
201528.2 mm (1.1 in)
201624.9 mm (1.0 in)
201732.8 mm (1.3 in)
201844.7 mm (1.8 in)
201940.4 mm (1.6 in)
202027.2 mm (1.1 in)
202137.6 mm (1.5 in)
202220.3 mm (0.8 in)
202323.1 mm (0.9 in)
202448.3 mm (1.9 in)
202529.0 mm (1.1 in)
202625.1 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Choteau by year The wettest five days of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is 163.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.1 mm (1.9 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 163.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1907
The wettest five days of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is 163.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.1 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Choteau by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189338.1 mm (1.5 in)
189464.0 mm (2.5 in)
189527.9 mm (1.1 in)
189662.0 mm (2.4 in)
189737.6 mm (1.5 in)
189834.3 mm (1.4 in)
190528.5 mm (1.1 in)
190666.0 mm (2.6 in)
1907163.1 mm (6.4 in)
190827.9 mm (1.1 in)
1909114.3 mm (4.5 in)
191010.1 mm (0.4 in)
1911n/a
191833.5 mm (1.3 in)
191951.2 mm (2.0 in)
192037.6 mm (1.5 in)
192152.8 mm (2.1 in)
192252.9 mm (2.1 in)
192354.9 mm (2.2 in)
192438.1 mm (1.5 in)
192557.1 mm (2.2 in)
192671.1 mm (2.8 in)
192798.8 mm (3.9 in)
192866.5 mm (2.6 in)
192935.9 mm (1.4 in)
193027.7 mm (1.1 in)
193163.5 mm (2.5 in)
193244.4 mm (1.7 in)
193388.9 mm (3.5 in)
193466.0 mm (2.6 in)
193519.1 mm (0.8 in)
193626.2 mm (1.0 in)
193750.4 mm (2.0 in)
193875.4 mm (3.0 in)
193948.5 mm (1.9 in)
194042.7 mm (1.7 in)
194138.8 mm (1.5 in)
194262.2 mm (2.4 in)
194364.1 mm (2.5 in)
194443.7 mm (1.7 in)
194564.2 mm (2.5 in)
194639.6 mm (1.6 in)
194768.1 mm (2.7 in)
194889.7 mm (3.5 in)
194931.7 mm (1.2 in)
195051.6 mm (2.0 in)
195162.8 mm (2.5 in)
195234.5 mm (1.4 in)
195399.5 mm (3.9 in)
195431.5 mm (1.2 in)
195552.4 mm (2.1 in)
195665.6 mm (2.6 in)
195752.5 mm (2.1 in)
195875.5 mm (3.0 in)
195931.3 mm (1.2 in)
196033.3 mm (1.3 in)
196124.4 mm (1.0 in)
196239.1 mm (1.5 in)
196332.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964120.6 mm (4.7 in)
196556.6 mm (2.2 in)
196640.7 mm (1.6 in)
196754.1 mm (2.1 in)
196871.8 mm (2.8 in)
1969108.5 mm (4.3 in)
197068.6 mm (2.7 in)
197124.0 mm (0.9 in)
197247.8 mm (1.9 in)
197318.8 mm (0.7 in)
197428.0 mm (1.1 in)
197580.0 mm (3.1 in)
197637.1 mm (1.5 in)
197731.3 mm (1.2 in)
197848.2 mm (1.9 in)
197933.5 mm (1.3 in)
198083.8 mm (3.3 in)
198149.1 mm (1.9 in)
198242.1 mm (1.7 in)
198337.2 mm (1.5 in)
198433.6 mm (1.3 in)
198538.9 mm (1.5 in)
198649.8 mm (2.0 in)
198751.6 mm (2.0 in)
198824.7 mm (1.0 in)
198980.3 mm (3.2 in)
199034.0 mm (1.3 in)
199196.5 mm (3.8 in)
199243.8 mm (1.7 in)
199353.3 mm (2.1 in)
199455.8 mm (2.2 in)
199581.1 mm (3.2 in)
199612.2 mm (0.5 in)
199761.7 mm (2.4 in)
199854.8 mm (2.2 in)
199945.0 mm (1.8 in)
200051.3 mm (2.0 in)
200129.5 mm (1.2 in)
2002123.3 mm (4.9 in)
200352.3 mm (2.1 in)
200448.5 mm (1.9 in)
200573.0 mm (2.9 in)
200657.7 mm (2.3 in)
200737.4 mm (1.5 in)
200896.5 mm (3.8 in)
200957.7 mm (2.3 in)
201044.0 mm (1.7 in)
201143.0 mm (1.7 in)
201235.5 mm (1.4 in)
201327.7 mm (1.1 in)
201467.5 mm (2.7 in)
201546.8 mm (1.8 in)
201632.8 mm (1.3 in)
201745.3 mm (1.8 in)
201872.4 mm (2.9 in)
201969.4 mm (2.7 in)
202046.8 mm (1.8 in)
202150.2 mm (2.0 in)
202245.4 mm (1.8 in)
202343.2 mm (1.7 in)
202461.3 mm (2.4 in)
202530.0 mm (1.2 in)
202671.9 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Choteau by year The longest dry spell of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is 92 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days. 0204060801001900192019401960198020002020Record: 92 days in 1976
The longest dry spell of the year at Choteau, 1893 to 2026. The record is 92 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Choteau by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189331 days
189439 days
189559 days
189631 days
189736 days
189817 days
190539 days
190639 days
190725 days
190872 days
190961 days
191041 days
1911n/a
191838 days
191950 days
192027 days
192151 days
192266 days
192337 days
192422 days
192534 days
192650 days
192729 days
192871 days
192935 days
193055 days
193147 days
193240 days
193347 days
193439 days
193555 days
193651 days
193748 days
193840 days
193954 days
194048 days
194142 days
194237 days
194335 days
194444 days
194540 days
194643 days
194750 days
194843 days
194929 days
195048 days
195123 days
195237 days
195345 days
195469 days
195545 days
195625 days
195759 days
195826 days
195951 days
196060 days
196128 days
196236 days
196364 days
196465 days
196545 days
196638 days
196733 days
196835 days
196986 days
197027 days
197155 days
197239 days
197365 days
197449 days
197556 days
197692 days
197756 days
197827 days
197962 days
198036 days
198156 days
198239 days
198339 days
198482 days
198551 days
198629 days
198773 days
198836 days
198928 days
199069 days
199155 days
199260 days
199327 days
199477 days
199540 days
199614 days
199753 days
199834 days
199948 days
200045 days
200135 days
200234 days
200337 days
200431 days
200553 days
200636 days
200740 days
200854 days
200941 days
201035 days
201112 days
201235 days
201328 days
201418 days
201532 days
201661 days
201732 days
201831 days
201923 days
202042 days
202143 days
202228 days
202338 days
202447 days
202545 days
202647 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

100 years with a frost

Across 100 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Choteau falls on 25 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 September, which leaves a median of 112 days between them.

In 1993 to 2025 the median growing season was 110 days. That is 2 days more than in 1893 to 1950.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Choteau
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1950)Recent period (1993 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost25 May29 May30 May1 day later-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost13 September10 September11 September1 day later+0.3 days per decade
Growing days112 days108 days110 days2 days more+0.8 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

108 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 30.2 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 78.4 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Choteau: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years30.2 mm (1.2 in)
5 years41.9 mm (1.6 in)
10 years50.2 mm (2.0 in)
25 years61.1 mm (2.4 in)
50 years69.6 mm (2.7 in)
100 years78.4 mm (3.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 108 years of values from 1893 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1964; 62.7 mm (2.5 in) in 1933; 62.2 mm (2.4 in) in 1953.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Choteau, at 1972. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1972 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Choteau, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1972+0.3+0.5likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Choteau had a mean temperature of 6.8 C (44.3 F) and 303.6 mm (12.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Koosharem (United States, 1,036 km away), Wanship Dam (United States, 784 km away) and Panguitch (United States, 1,112 km away).

Climate twins of Choteau: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
KoosharemUnited States1,036 km (644 mi)6.5 C (43.7 F)240.3 mm (9.5 in)1.02
Wanship DamUnited States784 km (487 mi)6.6 C (44.0 F)415.6 mm (16.4 in)1.09
PanguitchUnited States1,112 km (691 mi)6.8 C (44.3 F)260.8 mm (10.3 in)1.12

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Choteau standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Choteau threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).