Kings Hill Weather Records (USC00244663)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kings Hill (USC00244663), Montana, United States, with 45 years of record.

Key Facts for Kings Hill

Kings Hill (USC00244663) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 46.83 latitude and -110.70 longitude, 2,227 m (7,306 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 1982, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kings Hill still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Montana, United States, 46.83 latitude, -110.70 longitude.
Elevation: 2,227 m (7,306 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 1982, 45 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kings Hill. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kings Hill, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kings Hill still stand. 1939 holds the most, with 74.

Standing records at Kings Hill by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1938	57
1939	74
1940	58
1941	48
1942	40
1943	73
1944	35
1945	56
1946	37
1947	34
1948	31
1949	58
1950	74
1951	73
1952	26
1953	39
1954	66
1955	58
1956	54
1957	53
1958	68
1959	59
1960	58
1961	57
1962	32
1963	65
1964	25
1965	21
1982	35

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kings Hill. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 1 June 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kings Hill
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 January 1959
Feb	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 February 1964
Mar	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 March 1954
Apr	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 April 1950
May	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 May 1946
Jun	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 June 1954
Jul	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 July 1958
Aug	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 August 1952
Sep	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 September 1947
Oct	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 October 1963
Nov	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 November 1959
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 December 1945

Period of Record Coverage

1938 to 1982

29 years of record at Kings Hill, 1938 to 1982. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1957, 1958 and others.

Days with data per year at Kings Hill
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1938	312	85%	No
1939	344	94%	Yes
1940	357	98%	Yes
1941	346	95%	Yes
1942	240	66%	No
1943	348	95%	Yes
1944	360	98%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	303	83%	No
1947	253	69%	No
1948	208	57%	No
1949	358	98%	Yes
1950	361	99%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	360	98%	Yes
1953	349	96%	Yes
1954	357	98%	Yes
1955	338	93%	Yes
1956	326	89%	No
1957	308	84%	No
1958	284	78%	No
1959	278	76%	No
1960	273	75%	No
1961	317	87%	No
1962	215	59%	No
1963	245	67%	No
1964	250	68%	No
1965	89	24%	No
1982	185	51%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1939 to 1958

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Kings Hill, 1939 to 1958. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.6 C (34.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at -0.4 C (31.2 F), and the warmest was 1943, at 2.6 C (36.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kings Hill as warming stripes, 1939 to 1958
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1939	2.1 C	+0.58 C
1940	2.6 C	+1.07 C
1941	2.6 C	+1.00 C
1943	2.6 C	+1.08 C
1944	1.4 C	-0.21 C
1945	0.6 C	-0.96 C
1949	1.0 C	-0.60 C
1950	-0.3 C	-1.91 C
1951	-0.4 C	-1.98 C
1952	1.7 C	+0.18 C
1954	2.5 C	+0.94 C
1958	2.4 C	+0.84 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1938 to 1982

Yearly extremes at Kings Hill: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1940	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	1964	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	1964	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	33 days	1948	20 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kings Hill, 1938 to 1982. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kings Hill by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1938	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1939	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1940	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1942	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1943	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1944	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1945	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1946	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1947	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1948	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1949	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1951	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1952	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1953	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1955	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1956	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1957	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1960	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1963	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1964	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1965	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1982	25.6 C (78.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kings Hill, 1938 to 1982. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kings Hill by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1938	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1939	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1940	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1941	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1942	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1943	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1944	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1945	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1946	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1947	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1948	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1950	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1951	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1952	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1953	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1954	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1955	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1956	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1957	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1958	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1960	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1961	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1963	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1964	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1965	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1982	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kings Hill, 1938 to 1982. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kings Hill by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1940	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1942	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1943	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1954	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1957	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1958	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1959	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1961	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1962	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1982	22.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kings Hill, 1938 to 1982. The record is 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kings Hill by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1939	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1940	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1941	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1942	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1943	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1945	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1947	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1948	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1950	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1951	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1953	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1955	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1956	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1960	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1961	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1962	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1965	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1982	36.8 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kings Hill, 1938 to 1982. The record is 33 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kings Hill by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	21 days
1939	22 days
1940	20 days
1941	20 days
1942	22 days
1943	22 days
1944	21 days
1945	22 days
1946	20 days
1947	15 days
1948	33 days
1949	18 days
1950	13 days
1951	11 days
1952	29 days
1953	18 days
1954	20 days
1955	19 days
1956	16 days
1957	11 days
1958	10 days
1959	17 days
1960	25 days
1961	16 days
1962	22 days
1963	14 days
1964	17 days
1965	16 days
1982	26 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.

Download the Data

Data for Kings Hill standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kings Hill 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).