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Miles City AP Weather Records (USW00024037)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Miles City AP (USW00024037), Montana, United States, with 90 years of record.

Key Facts for Miles City AP

  • Miles City AP (USW00024037) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 46.43 latitude and -105.88 longitude, 800 m (2,625 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1937 to 2026, 90 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Miles City AP still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Miles City AP set a daily record precipitation of 14.7 mm (0.6 in) on 11 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, 46.43 latitude, -105.88 longitude.
  • Elevation: 800 m (2,625 ft).
  • Period of record: 1937 to 2026, 90 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

18 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Miles City AP, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Miles City AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 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 Miles City AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Miles City AP, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan22.2 C (72.0 F)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
Feb22.8 C (73.0 F)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Mar28.3 C (82.9 F)-34.9 C (-30.8 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-16.6 C (2.1 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)
May37.8 C (100.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Jun43.9 C (111.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jul46.1 C (115.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)46.1 C (115.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Aug43.3 C (109.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)41.1 C (106.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Sep41.1 C (106.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Nov27.2 C (81.0 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)n/an/a
Dec21.1 C (70.0 F)-38.9 C (-38.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Miles City AP by the year they were set 1,464 records at Miles City AP still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 35. 0102030401937: 201938: 61939: 311940: 111941: 41942: 131943: 221944: 141945: 171946: 181947: 161948: 161949: 191950: 301951: 261952: 101953: 141954: 241955: 131956: 191957: 81958: 191959: 151960: 151961: 111962: 141963: 211964: 121965: 211966: 131967: 121968: 121969: 221970: 81971: 111972: 241973: 111974: 141975: 31976: 151977: 171978: 171979: 111980: 201981: 101982: 151983: 281984: 111985: 351986: 191987: 171988: 331989: 141990: 161991: 241992: 301993: 141994: 91995: 261996: 191997: 101998: 81999: 122000: 262001: 72002: 272003: 272004: 142005: 182006: 72007: 172008: 102009: 112010: 52011: 92012: 262013: 132014: 142015: 192016: 122017: 182018: 122019: 142020: 292021: 222022: 142023: 112024: 92025: 132026: 211937194619551964197319821991200020092018
1,464 records at Miles City AP still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 35.
Standing records at Miles City AP by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
193720
19386
193931
194011
19414
194213
194322
194414
194517
194618
194716
194816
194919
195030
195126
195210
195314
195424
195513
195619
19578
195819
195915
196015
196111
196214
196321
196412
196521
196613
196712
196812
196922
19708
197111
197224
197311
197414
19753
197615
197717
197817
197911
198020
198110
198215
198328
198411
198535
198619
198717
198833
198914
199016
199124
199230
199314
19949
199526
199619
199710
19988
199912
200026
20017
200227
200327
200414
200518
20067
200717
200810
200911
20105
20119
201226
201313
201414
201519
201612
201718
201812
201914
202029
202122
202214
202311
20249
202513
202621

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Miles City AP set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Miles City AP between 24 December 1983 and 12 July 2026. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitation24 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)24 December 1983: Record low minimum temperature -38.9 C (-38.0 F)20 June 1988: Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)27 April 1989: Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)24 July 2007: Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)26 June 2012: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)24 April 2016: Record daily precipitation 73.9 mm (2.9 in)12 July 2026: Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)1990200020102020
8 all-time records were set at Miles City AP between 24 December 1983 and 12 July 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Miles City AP set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1983-12-24Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983-12-24Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1988-06-20Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1989-04-27Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
2007-07-24Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
2012-06-26Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
2016-04-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2026-07-12Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 73.9 mm (2.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Miles City AP The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Miles City AP. The most was 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 24 April 2016. 020406080 Jan: 19.3 mm (0.8 in), 3 January 1996 Jan Feb: 19.6 mm (0.8 in), 18 February 1952 Feb Mar: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 30 March 2006 Mar Apr: 73.9 mm (2.9 in), 24 April 2016 Apr May: 58.4 mm (2.3 in), 17 May 1978 May Jun: 68.8 mm (2.7 in), 18 June 1964 Jun Jul: 56.4 mm (2.2 in), 29 July 1985 Jul Aug: 42.2 mm (1.7 in), 23 August 1968 Aug Sep: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 7 September 1941 Sep Oct: 53.6 mm (2.1 in), 1 October 1971 Oct Nov: 29.7 mm (1.2 in), 1 November 1957 Nov Dec: 12.2 mm (0.5 in), 6 December 1971 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Miles City AP. The most was 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 24 April 2016.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Miles City AP
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan19.3 mm (0.8 in)3 January 1996
Feb19.6 mm (0.8 in)18 February 1952
Mar30.5 mm (1.2 in)30 March 2006
Apr73.9 mm (2.9 in)24 April 2016
May58.4 mm (2.3 in)17 May 1978
Jun68.8 mm (2.7 in)18 June 1964
Jul56.4 mm (2.2 in)29 July 1985
Aug42.2 mm (1.7 in)23 August 1968
Sep67.8 mm (2.7 in)7 September 1941
Oct53.6 mm (2.1 in)1 October 1971
Nov29.7 mm (1.2 in)1 November 1957
Dec12.2 mm (0.5 in)6 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1937 to 2026
Days with data per year at Miles City AP 90 years of record at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026. 1937: 350 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 334 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 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: 285 of 365 days195019651980199520102025
90 years of record at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026.
Days with data per year at Miles City AP
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
193735096%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
198933492%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628578%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Miles City AP
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 October 2026Miles City AP, USdaily rain (Provisional)14.7 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)72 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Miles City AP, USdaily rain (Provisional)17.5 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026Miles City AP, USdaily rain (Provisional)39.9 mm (1.6 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)40 years42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2026Miles City AP, USdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2026Miles City AP, USdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)73 years38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high max41.1 C (106.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie37 years5 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high max41.7 C (107.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026Miles City AP, USall-time high max46.1 C (115.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)14 years37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high max40.0 C (104.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)87 years36 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2026Miles City AP, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)76 years39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2026Miles City AP, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)56 years27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Miles City AP, USdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)57 years30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2026Miles City AP, USdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)80 years42 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

87 complete years, 1938 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Miles City AP as warming stripes, 1938 to 2025 One stripe for each of 87 complete years at Miles City AP, 1938 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 5.1 C (41.1 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.0 C (50.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F). 1938: 8.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1939: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1940: 8.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1941: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1942: 7.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1943: 7.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1944: 7.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1945: 6.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1946: 8.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1947: 7.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1948: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1949: 6.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1950: 5.1 C, -2.8 C from the station mean1951: 5.2 C, -2.6 C from the station mean1952: 7.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1953: 9.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1954: 8.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1955: 6.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1956: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1957: 7.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1958: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1959: 6.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1960: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1961: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1962: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 8.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1964: 7.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1965: 6.1 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1966: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1967: 7.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 7.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1969: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1970: 7.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1971: 7.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1972: 6.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1973: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1974: 8.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1975: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1976: 8.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1977: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 5.5 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1979: 6.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1980: 8.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1981: 9.5 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1982: 5.9 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1983: 8.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1984: 8.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1985: 6.3 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1986: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1987: 9.7 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1988: 9.3 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1990: 9.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1991: 8.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1992: 9.3 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1993: 6.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1994: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1995: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 6.0 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1997: 8.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1998: 9.5 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1999: 9.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2000: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 8.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2002: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2003: 8.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2004: 8.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 9.3 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2007: 9.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2008: 7.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2009: 7.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 6.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2011: 7.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2012: 10.0 C, +2.2 C from the station mean2013: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2014: 7.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2015: 9.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2016: 9.9 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2017: 8.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2018: 6.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean2019: 6.2 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2020: 8.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2021: 8.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2022: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2023: 8.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2024: 9.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2025: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean193819501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 87 complete years at Miles City AP, 1938 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 5.1 C (41.1 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.0 C (50.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Miles City AP as warming stripes, 1938 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19388.4 C+0.52 C
19398.7 C+0.83 C
19408.1 C+0.25 C
19418.3 C+0.46 C
19427.5 C-0.37 C
19437.4 C-0.45 C
19447.2 C-0.62 C
19456.9 C-0.93 C
19468.3 C+0.44 C
19477.4 C-0.47 C
19487.5 C-0.30 C
19496.5 C-1.29 C
19505.1 C-2.75 C
19515.2 C-2.61 C
19527.3 C-0.55 C
19539.0 C+1.18 C
19548.1 C+0.29 C
19556.9 C-0.95 C
19567.9 C+0.09 C
19577.6 C-0.26 C
19588.5 C+0.67 C
19596.9 C-0.95 C
19608.0 C+0.20 C
19618.7 C+0.85 C
19627.9 C+0.10 C
19638.8 C+0.94 C
19647.1 C-0.71 C
19656.1 C-1.69 C
19666.7 C-1.14 C
19677.6 C-0.26 C
19687.1 C-0.73 C
19696.7 C-1.09 C
19707.1 C-0.78 C
19717.0 C-0.84 C
19726.3 C-1.52 C
19738.2 C+0.38 C
19748.5 C+0.63 C
19756.7 C-1.13 C
19768.6 C+0.73 C
19777.7 C-0.14 C
19785.5 C-2.29 C
19796.4 C-1.44 C
19808.6 C+0.73 C
19819.5 C+1.65 C
19825.9 C-1.95 C
19838.3 C+0.44 C
19848.1 C+0.24 C
19856.3 C-1.56 C
19868.5 C+0.67 C
19879.7 C+1.85 C
19889.3 C+1.45 C
19909.1 C+1.23 C
19918.9 C+1.03 C
19929.3 C+1.48 C
19936.3 C-1.54 C
19948.3 C+0.51 C
19957.9 C+0.11 C
19966.0 C-1.88 C
19978.7 C+0.91 C
19989.5 C+1.64 C
19999.6 C+1.80 C
20008.3 C+0.46 C
20018.4 C+0.59 C
20027.6 C-0.22 C
20038.4 C+0.59 C
20048.0 C+0.14 C
20058.2 C+0.36 C
20069.3 C+1.49 C
20079.2 C+1.36 C
20087.4 C-0.45 C
20097.5 C-0.35 C
20106.9 C-0.95 C
20117.3 C-0.57 C
201210.0 C+2.17 C
20138.0 C+0.18 C
20147.2 C-0.64 C
20159.4 C+1.55 C
20169.9 C+2.03 C
20178.6 C+0.74 C
20186.3 C-1.50 C
20196.2 C-1.68 C
20208.4 C+0.57 C
20218.7 C+0.90 C
20227.4 C-0.42 C
20238.7 C+0.90 C
20249.0 C+1.12 C
20258.5 C+0.67 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.12 C (0.03 to 0.21) per decade over 1938 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 87 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Miles City AP
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.12 C (0.03 to 0.21) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1938 to 202587Rise
Mean daily maximum0.11 C (0.01 to 0.22) per decade0.20 F (0.01 to 0.39) per decade1938 to 202587Rise
Mean daily minimum0.13 C (0.05 to 0.21) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1938 to 202587Rise

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

1937 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Miles City AP: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.1 C (115.0 F)202640.0 C (104.0 F)90
Coldest night (TNn)-38.9 C (-38.0 F)1983-32.7 C (-26.9 F)90
Wettest day (Rx1day)73.9 mm (2.9 in)201631.5 mm (1.2 in)90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)106.5 mm (4.2 in)201352.5 mm (2.1 in)90
Longest dry spell (CDD)81 days200238 days90

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Miles City AP by year The hottest day of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F). 3540455019401960198020002020Record: 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 2026
The hottest day of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Miles City AP by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
193742.8 C (109.0 F)
193838.9 C (102.0 F)
193940.6 C (105.1 F)
194040.6 C (105.1 F)
194138.9 C (102.0 F)
194237.2 C (99.0 F)
194339.4 C (102.9 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194538.3 C (100.9 F)
194638.9 C (102.0 F)
194742.2 C (108.0 F)
194840.6 C (105.1 F)
194943.3 C (109.9 F)
195040.6 C (105.1 F)
195139.4 C (102.9 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195339.4 C (102.9 F)
195442.2 C (108.0 F)
195541.1 C (106.0 F)
195640.6 C (105.1 F)
195739.4 C (102.9 F)
195840.6 C (105.1 F)
195941.1 C (106.0 F)
196042.8 C (109.0 F)
196140.6 C (105.1 F)
196238.3 C (100.9 F)
196339.4 C (102.9 F)
196440.6 C (105.1 F)
196539.4 C (102.9 F)
196642.2 C (108.0 F)
196738.9 C (102.0 F)
196839.4 C (102.9 F)
196940.0 C (104.0 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197140.0 C (104.0 F)
197237.2 C (99.0 F)
197339.4 C (102.9 F)
197440.0 C (104.0 F)
197541.1 C (106.0 F)
197642.2 C (108.0 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197838.3 C (100.9 F)
197939.4 C (102.9 F)
198042.8 C (109.0 F)
198138.9 C (102.0 F)
198238.3 C (100.9 F)
198342.2 C (108.0 F)
198440.6 C (105.1 F)
198540.6 C (105.1 F)
198638.9 C (102.0 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198841.1 C (106.0 F)
198940.0 C (104.0 F)
199040.0 C (104.0 F)
199138.9 C (102.0 F)
199237.8 C (100.0 F)
199335.0 C (95.0 F)
199438.9 C (102.0 F)
199543.3 C (109.9 F)
199638.9 C (102.0 F)
199738.9 C (102.0 F)
199840.0 C (104.0 F)
199942.2 C (108.0 F)
200041.1 C (106.0 F)
200140.6 C (105.1 F)
200243.3 C (109.9 F)
200342.2 C (108.0 F)
200441.7 C (107.1 F)
200541.1 C (106.0 F)
200640.0 C (104.0 F)
200743.3 C (109.9 F)
200840.0 C (104.0 F)
200939.4 C (102.9 F)
201038.9 C (102.0 F)
201137.2 C (99.0 F)
201243.9 C (111.0 F)
201339.4 C (102.9 F)
201438.9 C (102.0 F)
201540.6 C (105.1 F)
201639.4 C (102.9 F)
201740.6 C (105.1 F)
201841.1 C (106.0 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202038.9 C (102.0 F)
202142.8 C (109.0 F)
202241.1 C (106.0 F)
202340.0 C (104.0 F)
202442.2 C (108.0 F)
202539.4 C (102.9 F)
202646.1 C (115.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Miles City AP by year The coldest night of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.7 C (-26.9 F). -40-35-30-25-2019401960198020002020Record: -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1983
The coldest night of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.7 C (-26.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Miles City AP by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1937-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1938-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1939-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1940-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1941-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1942-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1943-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1944-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1945-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1946-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1947-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1948-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1950-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1952-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1953-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1954-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1956-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1957-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1958-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1959-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1960-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1963-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1964-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1968-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1969-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1970-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1971-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1972-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1973-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1974-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1977-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1978-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1980-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1981-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1982-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1983-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1984-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1986-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1987-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1988-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1989-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1991-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1992-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1993-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1994-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1995-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1996-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1998-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1999-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2000-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2001-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2003-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2004-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2005-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2006-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2007-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2008-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2009-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2010-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2011-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2012-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2013-37.7 C (-35.9 F)
2014-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
2015-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
2016-32.7 C (-26.9 F)
2017-32.7 C (-26.9 F)
2018-34.3 C (-29.7 F)
2019-34.9 C (-30.8 F)
2020-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
2021-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
2022-33.8 C (-28.8 F)
2023-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
2024-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
2025-34.3 C (-29.7 F)
2026-26.7 C (-16.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Miles City AP by year The wettest day of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is 73.9 mm (2.9 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 mm (1.2 in). 02040608019401960198020002020Record: 73.9 mm (2.9 in) in 2016
The wettest day of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is 73.9 mm (2.9 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Miles City AP by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193726.9 mm (1.1 in)
193830.2 mm (1.2 in)
193925.1 mm (1.0 in)
194029.0 mm (1.1 in)
194167.8 mm (2.7 in)
194224.6 mm (1.0 in)
194345.0 mm (1.8 in)
194449.3 mm (1.9 in)
194525.7 mm (1.0 in)
194644.2 mm (1.7 in)
194735.6 mm (1.4 in)
194841.7 mm (1.6 in)
194920.3 mm (0.8 in)
195041.4 mm (1.6 in)
195127.9 mm (1.1 in)
195219.6 mm (0.8 in)
195338.4 mm (1.5 in)
195425.4 mm (1.0 in)
195555.1 mm (2.2 in)
195625.1 mm (1.0 in)
195729.7 mm (1.2 in)
195822.9 mm (0.9 in)
195914.2 mm (0.6 in)
196018.5 mm (0.7 in)
196125.1 mm (1.0 in)
196256.6 mm (2.2 in)
196340.6 mm (1.6 in)
196468.8 mm (2.7 in)
196522.9 mm (0.9 in)
196633.3 mm (1.3 in)
196744.5 mm (1.8 in)
196842.2 mm (1.7 in)
196942.9 mm (1.7 in)
197027.2 mm (1.1 in)
197153.6 mm (2.1 in)
197228.7 mm (1.1 in)
197345.0 mm (1.8 in)
197420.8 mm (0.8 in)
197542.2 mm (1.7 in)
197620.3 mm (0.8 in)
197725.4 mm (1.0 in)
197858.4 mm (2.3 in)
197953.8 mm (2.1 in)
198024.9 mm (1.0 in)
198125.7 mm (1.0 in)
198244.5 mm (1.8 in)
198325.1 mm (1.0 in)
198424.4 mm (1.0 in)
198556.4 mm (2.2 in)
198627.9 mm (1.1 in)
198726.9 mm (1.1 in)
198820.3 mm (0.8 in)
198952.3 mm (2.1 in)
199032.8 mm (1.3 in)
199151.8 mm (2.0 in)
199233.3 mm (1.3 in)
199362.2 mm (2.4 in)
199421.8 mm (0.9 in)
199533.8 mm (1.3 in)
199631.5 mm (1.2 in)
199731.5 mm (1.2 in)
199829.0 mm (1.1 in)
199931.0 mm (1.2 in)
200018.0 mm (0.7 in)
200143.7 mm (1.7 in)
200221.6 mm (0.9 in)
200322.4 mm (0.9 in)
200423.6 mm (0.9 in)
200534.0 mm (1.3 in)
200633.8 mm (1.3 in)
200751.3 mm (2.0 in)
200833.3 mm (1.3 in)
200925.9 mm (1.0 in)
201055.1 mm (2.2 in)
201156.4 mm (2.2 in)
201211.4 mm (0.4 in)
201347.0 mm (1.9 in)
201452.8 mm (2.1 in)
201521.1 mm (0.8 in)
201673.9 mm (2.9 in)
201729.7 mm (1.2 in)
201833.5 mm (1.3 in)
201929.7 mm (1.2 in)
202022.9 mm (0.9 in)
202127.7 mm (1.1 in)
202217.0 mm (0.7 in)
202340.6 mm (1.6 in)
202431.8 mm (1.3 in)
202533.5 mm (1.3 in)
202639.9 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Miles City AP by year The wettest five days of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is 106.5 mm (4.2 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.5 mm (2.1 in). 025507510012519401960198020002020Record: 106.5 mm (4.2 in) in 2013
The wettest five days of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is 106.5 mm (4.2 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.5 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Miles City AP by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193731.7 mm (1.2 in)
193838.6 mm (1.5 in)
193945.8 mm (1.8 in)
194051.6 mm (2.0 in)
194168.6 mm (2.7 in)
194250.0 mm (2.0 in)
194387.4 mm (3.4 in)
194478.0 mm (3.1 in)
194530.3 mm (1.2 in)
194695.2 mm (3.7 in)
194753.3 mm (2.1 in)
194866.3 mm (2.6 in)
194947.7 mm (1.9 in)
195060.5 mm (2.4 in)
195175.5 mm (3.0 in)
195235.9 mm (1.4 in)
195352.9 mm (2.1 in)
195444.0 mm (1.7 in)
195561.5 mm (2.4 in)
195634.2 mm (1.3 in)
195736.3 mm (1.4 in)
195859.5 mm (2.3 in)
195918.5 mm (0.7 in)
196023.4 mm (0.9 in)
196144.4 mm (1.7 in)
196277.2 mm (3.0 in)
196389.2 mm (3.5 in)
196499.6 mm (3.9 in)
196547.5 mm (1.9 in)
196639.4 mm (1.6 in)
196767.1 mm (2.6 in)
196857.9 mm (2.3 in)
196958.6 mm (2.3 in)
197047.1 mm (1.9 in)
1971101.9 mm (4.0 in)
197251.5 mm (2.0 in)
197376.5 mm (3.0 in)
197447.3 mm (1.9 in)
197593.0 mm (3.7 in)
197639.8 mm (1.6 in)
197735.1 mm (1.4 in)
197876.2 mm (3.0 in)
197960.7 mm (2.4 in)
198060.2 mm (2.4 in)
198135.9 mm (1.4 in)
198280.4 mm (3.2 in)
198331.2 mm (1.2 in)
198436.6 mm (1.4 in)
198590.8 mm (3.6 in)
198673.7 mm (2.9 in)
198769.4 mm (2.7 in)
198822.1 mm (0.9 in)
198981.0 mm (3.2 in)
199067.4 mm (2.7 in)
199173.7 mm (2.9 in)
199246.2 mm (1.8 in)
199370.3 mm (2.8 in)
199430.4 mm (1.2 in)
199546.2 mm (1.8 in)
199667.7 mm (2.7 in)
199741.7 mm (1.6 in)
199855.1 mm (2.2 in)
199951.0 mm (2.0 in)
200024.1 mm (0.9 in)
200151.4 mm (2.0 in)
200227.2 mm (1.1 in)
200339.4 mm (1.6 in)
200434.0 mm (1.3 in)
200562.8 mm (2.5 in)
200642.2 mm (1.7 in)
200755.6 mm (2.2 in)
200836.7 mm (1.4 in)
200956.6 mm (2.2 in)
201091.8 mm (3.6 in)
2011105.2 mm (4.1 in)
201219.6 mm (0.8 in)
2013106.5 mm (4.2 in)
201467.3 mm (2.6 in)
201535.1 mm (1.4 in)
201685.2 mm (3.4 in)
201734.0 mm (1.3 in)
201852.1 mm (2.1 in)
201942.0 mm (1.7 in)
202050.7 mm (2.0 in)
202156.7 mm (2.2 in)
202237.6 mm (1.5 in)
202363.8 mm (2.5 in)
202477.0 mm (3.0 in)
202549.3 mm (1.9 in)
202657.9 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Miles City AP by year The longest dry spell of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is 81 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days. 2040608010019401960198020002020Record: 81 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Miles City AP, 1937 to 2026. The record is 81 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Miles City AP by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193738 days
193829 days
193952 days
194036 days
194137 days
194229 days
194338 days
194436 days
194562 days
194626 days
194736 days
194838 days
194963 days
195028 days
195137 days
195242 days
195340 days
195450 days
195526 days
195645 days
195733 days
195832 days
195938 days
196043 days
196138 days
196230 days
196366 days
196427 days
196542 days
196629 days
196736 days
196822 days
196939 days
197032 days
197145 days
197236 days
197337 days
197429 days
197525 days
197629 days
197728 days
197823 days
197941 days
198039 days
198146 days
198224 days
198338 days
198434 days
198531 days
198627 days
198757 days
198834 days
198920 days
199063 days
199130 days
199251 days
199336 days
199444 days
199532 days
199656 days
199753 days
199846 days
199942 days
200039 days
200155 days
200281 days
200335 days
200478 days
200565 days
200667 days
200743 days
200877 days
200967 days
201045 days
201145 days
201251 days
201334 days
201428 days
201557 days
201653 days
201751 days
201823 days
201931 days
202047 days
202136 days
202240 days
202355 days
202441 days
202571 days
202639 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

87 years with a frost

Across 87 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Miles City AP falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 1 October, which leaves a median of 147 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 144 days. That is 3 days fewer than in 1938 to 1967.

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

Frost dates and growing season at Miles City AP
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1938 to 1967)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost10 May11 May11 Mayno change-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost1 October30 September4 October4 days later+0.3 days per decade
Growing days147 days147 days144 days3 days fewer+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

89 years, 1937 to 2025

A day with at least 32.4 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 81.5 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Miles City AP: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years32.4 mm (1.3 in)
5 years44.8 mm (1.8 in)
10 years53.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 years64.4 mm (2.5 in)
50 years72.9 mm (2.9 in)
100 years81.5 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1937 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: 73.9 mm (2.9 in) in 2016; 68.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1964; 67.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1941.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Miles City AP, at 2001. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2001 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Miles City AP, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
2001-0.3-0.5possible5

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, Miles City AP had a mean temperature of 8.2 C (46.8 F) and 317.3 mm (12.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Dinosaur Nm (United States, 731 km away), Cottonwood 2 E (United States, 418 km away) and Mission (United States, 538 km away).

Climate twins of Miles City AP: 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
Dinosaur NmUnited States731 km (454 mi)8.3 C (46.9 F)289.0 mm (11.4 in)0.97
Cottonwood 2 EUnited States418 km (260 mi)8.1 C (46.6 F)422.1 mm (16.6 in)1.04
MissionUnited States538 km (334 mi)8.0 C (46.3 F)458.1 mm (18.0 in)1.13

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

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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