Montana by the numbers
- All-time highest temperature: 117° F (Glendive on July 20, 1893)
- All-time lowest temperature: -70° F (Rogers Pass on Jan.20, 1954)
- All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 11.5 inches (Springbrook on June 20, 1921)
- All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 48 inches (Millegan 14 SE on Dec. 27, 2003)
Montana’s lowest temperature was recorded in 1954 at -70 degrees. But in early February 2019 and into the first week of March, Montana set a brand-new bone-chilling record for consecutive below-freezing days when Great Falls concluded its 32-day streak on March 8, 2019.
Continue below to see the most extreme temperatures in the history of other states in your region.
Sorry about mis-reading the intention of the temperature map.
This morning we in southern Wisconsin had -15 actual degrees overnight, currently -10 degres and -35 wind chill with 30mph wind.
Seems useless to plow the long driveway again, as it would soon blow shut again.
It’s good morning for a mug of hot chocolate.
Stay warm everybody!
