NDAWN Station: Sidney, MT

Data for 2013-06-18

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Maximum air temp:83 °F / 28 °C (at 5:32 PM CST)
Minimum air temp:48 °F / 9 °C (at 4:52 AM CST)
Average air temp:65 °F / 19 °C
Diurnal air temp range:35 °F / 19 °C
Avg bare soil temp:71 °F / 22 °C
Avg turf soil temp:66 °F / 19 °C
Avg wind speed:3.6 mph / 1.6 m/s
Max wind speed:15.7 mph / 7.0 m/s (at 12:05 PM CST)
Wind direction:97 deg
Wind direction SD:42 deg
Total solar radiation:688 Lys / 29 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.26 inch / 6.60 mm
PET (Jensen-Haise):0.25 inch / 6.43 mm
Total rainfall:0.00 inch / 0.00 mm
Avg dew point:55 °F / 13 °C
Avg wind chill:67 °F / 20 °C
Min wind chill:49 °F / 9 °C

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Details:
Location:Sidney, MT
Period of record:1995-01-01 to present
Latitude:47.730°
Longitude:-104.149°
Elevation:1950 feet (594 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:80 °F / 27 °C
Normal Avg Temp:67 °F / 19 °C
Normal Min Temp:53 °F / 12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:4481 °F / 2489 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:77 °F / 43 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:108 °F (42 °C)
2007-07-23 at 4:12 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-21 °F (-29 °C)
1997-01-10 at 9:54 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:75 °F (24 °C)
2007-07-23 at 12:00 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-35 °F (-37 °C)
2005-01-05 at 9:35 AM CST
Highest Daily Diurnal Temp Range:58 °F (32 °C)
2007-09-16
Lowest Daily Diurnal Temp Range:0 °F (0 °C)
1998-11-06
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:73 °F (23 °C)
2011-07-18
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-35 °F (-37 °C)
1996-02-01
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-50 °F (-45 °C)
1996-02-01

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:74.5 mph (33.3 m/s)
2009-06-30 at 4:58 PM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:37.9 mph (17.0 m/s)
2000-04-05 for hour ending at 9:00 AM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:27.6 mph (12.3 m/s)
1996-12-16

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:3.13 inch (79.5 mm)
1997-07-01

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:8 days
1997-04-18 - 1997-04-25
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:5 days
2005-06-25 - 2005-06-29
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
2006-04-18 - 2006-04-19
2011-05-09 - 2011-05-10

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:776 Lys (32.5 MJ/m2)
2000-06-05

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Penman):0.52 inch (13 mm)
2002-05-31
Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.39 inch (10 mm)
2002-07-14