Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Whitefish (USC00248902), Montana, United States, with 76 years of record.
Key Facts for Whitefish
Whitefish (USC00248902) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 48.41 latitude and -114.36 longitude, 945 m (3,100 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1939 to 2014, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Whitefish still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Whitefish set a daily record precipitation of 15.7 mm (0.6 in) on 20 May 2014.
About the Station
Location: Montana, United States, 48.41 latitude, -114.36 longitude.
Elevation: 945 m (3,100 ft).
Period of record: 1939 to 2014, 76 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Whitefish. 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 Whitefish, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
8.3 C (46.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Whitefish still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 84.
Standing records at Whitefish by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1941
2
1945
3
1946
1
1948
2
1965
8
1970
2
1987
46
1988
59
1989
58
1990
62
1991
55
1992
65
1993
59
1994
54
1995
60
1996
75
1997
54
1998
41
1999
54
2000
51
2001
44
2002
84
2003
79
2004
40
2005
61
2006
46
2007
34
2008
64
2009
47
2010
34
2011
39
2012
30
2013
30
2014
21
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 79.0 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Whitefish. The most was 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 8 June 1964.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Whitefish
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
23 January 1982
Feb
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
21 February 1968
Mar
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
17 March 2005
Apr
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
27 April 1974
May
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
12 May 1958
Jun
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
8 June 1964
Jul
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
3 July 1978
Aug
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
22 August 1947
Sep
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
11 September 2005
Oct
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
11 October 1967
Nov
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
12 November 1989
Dec
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
22 December 1964
Period of Record Coverage
1941 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Whitefish, 1941 to 2014. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1965, 1970, 1987, 2012 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Whitefish, 1988 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.1 C (43.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 4.9 C (40.8 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 7.3 C (45.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Whitefish as warming stripes, 1988 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1988
6.6 C
+0.43 C
1989
5.4 C
-0.73 C
1990
6.0 C
-0.18 C
1991
5.8 C
-0.34 C
1992
6.9 C
+0.74 C
1993
4.9 C
-1.21 C
1994
7.0 C
+0.87 C
1995
6.1 C
-0.07 C
1996
4.9 C
-1.27 C
1997
6.0 C
-0.19 C
1998
7.3 C
+1.14 C
1999
6.6 C
+0.49 C
2000
5.9 C
-0.21 C
2003
6.8 C
+0.68 C
2004
7.0 C
+0.84 C
2005
6.3 C
+0.17 C
2006
6.9 C
+0.73 C
2007
6.8 C
+0.63 C
2008
5.3 C
-0.82 C
2009
5.5 C
-0.66 C
2010
5.9 C
-0.29 C
2011
5.4 C
-0.78 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
1939 to 2014
Yearly extremes at Whitefish: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1969
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
73
Longest dry spell (CDD)
56 days
2005
24 days
73
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Whitefish, 1939 to 2014. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Whitefish by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1942
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1946
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1987
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2012
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2013
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Whitefish, 1939 to 2014. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Whitefish by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1942
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1947
n/a
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1987
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1990
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1991
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1993
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1994
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1996
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1998
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1999
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2000
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2001
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2002
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2004
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2005
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2006
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2007
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2008
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2009
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2010
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2011
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2013
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2014
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Whitefish, 1939 to 2014. The record is 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Whitefish by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1939
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1940
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1942
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1944
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1945
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1950
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1951
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1954
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1958
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1959
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1966
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1969
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1972
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1974
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1979
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1980
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1981
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1982
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1983
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1987
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1988
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1990
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1992
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1993
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1994
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1997
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1998
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1999
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2000
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2001
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2002
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2003
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2004
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2005
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2006
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2007
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2008
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2009
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2010
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2011
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2012
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2013
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2014
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Whitefish, 1939 to 2014. The record is 109.6 mm (4.3 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.8 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Whitefish by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1939
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1940
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1943
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1945
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1948
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1950
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1951
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1954
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1958
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1959
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1960
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1967
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1970
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1971
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1972
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1973
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1974
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1975
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1976
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1978
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1983
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1988
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1989
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1990
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1991
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1992
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1993
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1994
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1995
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1996
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1997
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1998
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1999
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
2000
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2001
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2002
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2003
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
2004
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2005
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2006
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
2007
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2008
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2009
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
2010
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2011
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2012
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2013
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2014
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Whitefish, 1939 to 2014. The record is 56 days in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Whitefish by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1939
21 days
1940
36 days
1941
26 days
1942
24 days
1943
28 days
1944
30 days
1945
31 days
1946
23 days
1947
20 days
1948
31 days
1949
23 days
1950
20 days
1951
32 days
1952
51 days
1953
34 days
1954
24 days
1955
46 days
1956
21 days
1957
23 days
1958
29 days
1959
44 days
1960
36 days
1961
22 days
1962
26 days
1963
17 days
1964
13 days
1965
17 days
1966
19 days
1967
35 days
1968
21 days
1969
44 days
1970
23 days
1971
25 days
1972
13 days
1973
24 days
1974
32 days
1975
16 days
1976
19 days
1977
24 days
1978
27 days
1979
35 days
1980
15 days
1981
17 days
1982
17 days
1983
14 days
1987
31 days
1988
22 days
1989
16 days
1990
20 days
1991
27 days
1992
27 days
1993
31 days
1994
32 days
1995
18 days
1996
26 days
1997
18 days
1998
46 days
1999
34 days
2000
31 days
2001
34 days
2002
21 days
2003
24 days
2004
32 days
2005
56 days
2006
23 days
2007
21 days
2008
19 days
2009
19 days
2010
20 days
2011
15 days
2012
25 days
2013
31 days
2014
15 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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Whitefish falls on 21 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 123 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Whitefish
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1988 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 May
n/a
21 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
21 September
n/a
21 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
123 days
n/a
123 days
n/a
n/a
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
68 years, 1940 to 2013
A day with at least 30.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Whitefish: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
100 years
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
Longer than the 68 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 68 years of values from 1940 to 2013.
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: 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1964; 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1980; 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1995.
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Data for Whitefish 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.