Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Outlook (USC00246292), Montana, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for Outlook
Outlook (USC00246292) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 48.90 latitude and -104.83 longitude, 668 m (2,192 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 1951, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Outlook still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Outlook set a daily record low maximum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 1 July 1951.
About the Station
Location: Montana, United States, 48.90 latitude, -104.83 longitude.
Elevation: 668 m (2,192 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 1951, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Outlook. 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 Outlook, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Outlook still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 91.
Standing records at Outlook by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1918
9
1919
91
1920
43
1921
63
1922
21
1923
34
1924
58
1925
57
1926
43
1927
43
1928
44
1929
59
1930
37
1931
75
1932
36
1933
24
1934
70
1935
38
1936
73
1937
47
1938
28
1939
52
1940
49
1941
34
1942
40
1943
36
1944
29
1945
30
1946
35
1947
19
1948
26
1949
44
1950
51
1951
26
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 75.7 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Outlook. The most was 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 13 August 1947.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Outlook
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
22 January 1943
Feb
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
17 February 1924
Mar
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
14 March 1943
Apr
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
30 April 1951
May
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
7 May 1936
Jun
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
20 June 1926
Jul
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
10 July 1946
Aug
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
13 August 1947
Sep
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
13 September 1927
Oct
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
28 October 1929
Nov
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
18 November 1941
Dec
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
11 December 1949
Period of Record Coverage
1918 to 1951
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Outlook, 1918 to 1951. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1918, 1922, 1923, 1947, 1951.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Outlook, 1919 to 1950. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.8 C (38.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.0 C (33.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 6.4 C (43.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Outlook as warming stripes, 1919 to 1950
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1919
3.2 C
-0.52 C
1920
4.7 C
+0.93 C
1921
5.4 C
+1.68 C
1925
3.9 C
+0.19 C
1926
4.1 C
+0.37 C
1927
1.4 C
-2.39 C
1928
3.7 C
-0.06 C
1929
2.2 C
-1.51 C
1930
4.2 C
+0.42 C
1931
6.4 C
+2.62 C
1932
3.3 C
-0.43 C
1933
4.1 C
+0.32 C
1934
6.0 C
+2.26 C
1935
3.3 C
-0.41 C
1936
2.9 C
-0.88 C
1937
3.3 C
-0.48 C
1938
4.7 C
+0.92 C
1939
4.3 C
+0.55 C
1940
3.5 C
-0.28 C
1941
4.8 C
+1.08 C
1942
4.3 C
+0.58 C
1943
3.6 C
-0.19 C
1944
4.2 C
+0.40 C
1945
2.8 C
-0.94 C
1946
4.5 C
+0.71 C
1948
3.0 C
-0.71 C
1949
2.3 C
-1.45 C
1950
1.0 C
-2.73 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
1918 to 1951
Yearly extremes at Outlook: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1936
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1927
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
77 days
1934
39 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Outlook, 1918 to 1951. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Outlook by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1918
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1934
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1937
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Outlook, 1918 to 1951. The record is -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.8 C (-36.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Outlook by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1918
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1919
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1920
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1921
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1922
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1923
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1924
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1925
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1926
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1927
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1928
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1929
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1930
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1931
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1932
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1933
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1934
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1935
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1936
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1937
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1938
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1939
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1940
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1941
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1942
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1943
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1944
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1945
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1946
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1947
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1948
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1949
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1950
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1951
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Outlook, 1918 to 1951. The record is 75.7 mm (3.0 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Outlook by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1919
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1922
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1923
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1930
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1932
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1933
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1935
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1936
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1940
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1942
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1946
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1947
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1948
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Outlook, 1918 to 1951. The record is 115.9 mm (4.6 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.2 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Outlook by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1919
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1920
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1921
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1922
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1924
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1928
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1929
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1931
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1933
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1938
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1940
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1942
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1943
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1947
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1949
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Outlook, 1918 to 1951. The record is 77 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Outlook by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918
23 days
1919
39 days
1920
35 days
1921
38 days
1922
30 days
1923
32 days
1924
19 days
1925
49 days
1926
35 days
1927
29 days
1928
30 days
1929
49 days
1930
47 days
1931
47 days
1932
50 days
1933
39 days
1934
77 days
1935
47 days
1936
45 days
1937
56 days
1938
32 days
1939
60 days
1940
47 days
1941
42 days
1942
35 days
1943
41 days
1944
33 days
1945
25 days
1946
29 days
1947
48 days
1948
34 days
1949
37 days
1950
40 days
1951
25 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Outlook falls on 3 June and the median first autumn frost on 31 August, which leaves a median of 86 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -10.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Outlook
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1919 to 1950)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 June
n/a
3 June
n/a
+4.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
31 August
n/a
31 August
n/a
-6.5 days per decade
Growing days
86 days
n/a
86 days
n/a
-10.6 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.
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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.