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Fort Howes Montana Weather Records (USR0000MFOH)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Howes Montana (USR0000MFOH), Montana, United States, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort Howes Montana

  • Fort Howes Montana (USR0000MFOH) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 45.30 latitude and -106.16 longitude, 1,030 m (3,380 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1987 to 2023, 37 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Fort Howes Montana still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Fort Howes Montana tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 10 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, 45.30 latitude, -106.16 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,030 m (3,380 ft).
  • Period of record: 1987 to 2023, 37 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

33 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Fort Howes Montana, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fort Howes Montana. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 33 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fort Howes Montana. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 33 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Fort Howes Montana, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.7 C (71.1 F)-38.9 C (-38.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
Feb21.7 C (71.1 F)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Mar28.9 C (84.0 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Apr31.7 C (89.1 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
May36.1 C (97.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Jun44.4 C (111.9 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)43.3 C (109.9 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Aug42.2 C (108.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)
Sep40.6 C (105.1 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a
Dec22.2 C (72.0 F)-37.8 C (-36.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Fort Howes Montana by the year they were set 1,464 records at Fort Howes Montana still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 60. 02040601987: 31988: 601989: 591990: 421991: 431992: 501993: 491994: 311995: 511996: 541997: 451998: 291999: 432000: 342001: 312002: 402003: 422004: 352005: 482006: 322007: 232008: 272009: 402010: 212011: 212012: 322013: 302014: 342015: 332016: 332017: 412018: 312019: 202020: 402021: 412022: 382023: 312024: 312025: 322026: 441987199119951999200320072011201520192023
1,464 records at Fort Howes Montana still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Fort Howes Montana by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19873
198860
198959
199042
199143
199250
199349
199431
199551
199654
199745
199829
199943
200034
200131
200240
200342
200435
200548
200632
200723
200827
200940
201021
201121
201232
201330
201434
201533
201633
201741
201831
201920
202040
202141
202238
202331
202431
202532
202644

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Fort Howes Montana set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Fort Howes Montana between 13 January 2024 and 13 January 2024. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperature13 January 2024: Record low minimum temperature -38.9 C (-38.0 F)2025
1 all-time records were set at Fort Howes Montana between 13 January 2024 and 13 January 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Fort Howes Montana set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2024-01-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -38.9 C (-38.0 F)

Period of Record Coverage

1987 to 2026
Days with data per year at Fort Howes Montana 40 years of record at Fort Howes Montana, 1987 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1987, 2026. 1987: 68 of 365 days1988: 357 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 362 of 365 days1991: 362 of 365 days1992: 363 of 366 days1993: 351 of 365 days1994: 361 of 365 days1995: 358 of 365 days1996: 363 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 358 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 345 of 365 days2004: 363 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 361 of 365 days2010: 363 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 363 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 362 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 361 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 362 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days19901995200020052010201520202025
40 years of record at Fort Howes Montana, 1987 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1987, 2026.
Days with data per year at Fort Howes Montana
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19876819%No
198835798%Yes
1989365100%Yes
199036299%Yes
199136299%Yes
199236399%Yes
199335196%Yes
199436199%Yes
199535898%Yes
199636399%Yes
199736299%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200035898%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200334595%Yes
200436399%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
200736399%Yes
200836499%Yes
200936199%Yes
201036399%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012365100%Yes
2013364100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015364100%Yes
201636399%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201936299%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021364100%Yes
202236199%Yes
2023364100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
202536299%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Fort Howes Montana
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 October 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie11 years1 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high max (Provisional)32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min (Provisional)12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min (Provisional)12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min (Provisional)19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily low min (Tie)6.1 C (43.0 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high max40.6 C (105.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high max41.7 C (107.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026Fort Howes Montana, USmonthly high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high max43.3 C (109.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high max (Tie)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2026Fort Howes Montana, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026Fort Howes Montana, USmonthly high min20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

37 complete years, 1988 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Fort Howes Montana as warming stripes, 1988 to 2025 One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Fort Howes Montana, 1988 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 5.8 C (42.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 9.6 C (49.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1988: 9.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1989: 6.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1990: 7.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1991: 7.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1992: 7.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1993: 5.8 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1994: 7.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 7.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1996: 6.1 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1997: 7.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1998: 8.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1999: 9.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2000: 7.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2001: 9.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2002: 7.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2004: 8.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2005: 8.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 9.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2008: 7.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2009: 7.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2010: 7.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2011: 7.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2012: 9.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2013: 8.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2014: 7.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2015: 9.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2016: 9.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2017: 8.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2018: 6.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2019: 6.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean2020: 8.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 8.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2022: 7.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 8.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2024: 9.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2025: 8.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean19881995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Fort Howes Montana, 1988 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 5.8 C (42.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 9.6 C (49.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fort Howes Montana as warming stripes, 1988 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19889.0 C+0.99 C
19896.8 C-1.23 C
19907.5 C-0.45 C
19917.8 C-0.17 C
19927.9 C-0.08 C
19935.8 C-2.21 C
19947.7 C-0.30 C
19957.5 C-0.51 C
19966.1 C-1.84 C
19977.3 C-0.70 C
19988.5 C+0.53 C
19999.0 C+1.03 C
20007.8 C-0.22 C
20019.1 C+1.09 C
20027.9 C-0.11 C
20048.8 C+0.78 C
20058.5 C+0.55 C
20069.4 C+1.37 C
20078.7 C+0.76 C
20087.0 C-1.00 C
20097.1 C-0.92 C
20107.8 C-0.23 C
20117.8 C-0.22 C
20129.6 C+1.64 C
20138.3 C+0.28 C
20147.4 C-0.55 C
20159.0 C+1.02 C
20169.1 C+1.12 C
20178.0 C+0.03 C
20186.9 C-1.09 C
20196.4 C-1.62 C
20208.4 C+0.43 C
20218.6 C+0.65 C
20227.5 C-0.50 C
20238.3 C+0.29 C
20249.0 C+1.05 C
20258.4 C+0.42 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1988 to 2025 is 0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 37 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fort Howes Montana
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.8) per decade1988 to 202537Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade0.3 F (-0.3 to 0.9) per decade1988 to 202537Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.22 C (-0.01 to 0.45) per decade0.40 F (-0.01 to 0.81) per decade1988 to 202537Not clearly different from zero

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

1987 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Fort Howes Montana: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)198840.0 C (104.0 F)40
Coldest night (TNn)-38.9 C (-38.0 F)2024-31.9 C (-25.5 F)40

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Howes Montana by year The hottest day of the year at Fort Howes Montana, 1987 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F). 203040501990200020102020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1988
The hottest day of the year at Fort Howes Montana, 1987 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Howes Montana by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
198723.9 C (75.0 F)
198844.4 C (111.9 F)
198941.1 C (106.0 F)
199038.9 C (102.0 F)
199138.9 C (102.0 F)
199236.7 C (98.1 F)
199334.4 C (93.9 F)
199437.2 C (99.0 F)
199540.6 C (105.1 F)
199638.9 C (102.0 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199840.0 C (104.0 F)
199941.7 C (107.1 F)
200041.1 C (106.0 F)
200142.2 C (108.0 F)
200243.9 C (111.0 F)
200342.2 C (108.0 F)
200441.1 C (106.0 F)
200543.3 C (109.9 F)
200641.7 C (107.1 F)
200741.1 C (106.0 F)
200840.0 C (104.0 F)
200938.3 C (100.9 F)
201038.9 C (102.0 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201241.1 C (106.0 F)
201340.0 C (104.0 F)
201438.9 C (102.0 F)
201540.0 C (104.0 F)
201638.9 C (102.0 F)
201740.6 C (105.1 F)
201841.1 C (106.0 F)
201936.1 C (97.0 F)
202040.0 C (104.0 F)
202143.3 C (109.9 F)
202240.6 C (105.1 F)
202339.4 C (102.9 F)
202440.0 C (104.0 F)
202540.6 C (105.1 F)
202643.3 C (109.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Howes Montana by year The coldest night of the year at Fort Howes Montana, 1987 to 2026. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.9 C (-25.5 F). -40-35-30-25-201990200020102020Record: -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 2024
The coldest night of the year at Fort Howes Montana, 1987 to 2026. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.9 C (-25.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Howes Montana by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1987-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1989-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1990-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1991-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1993-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1994-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1995-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1997-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1998-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1999-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2001-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2003-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2004-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2005-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2006-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2007-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2008-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2009-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2010-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2011-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2012-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2013-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2014-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2015-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2016-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2017-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2018-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2019-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2020-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2021-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2022-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2023-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2024-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2025-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2026-27.2 C (-17.0 F)

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

37 years with a frost

Across 37 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fort Howes Montana falls on 17 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 127 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Fort Howes Montana
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost17 Mayn/a16 Mayn/a-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost21 Septembern/a22 Septembern/a+1.2 days per decade
Growing days127 daysn/a127 daysn/a+3.4 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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).