Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-GR-4 Latitude 48.6354
Station Name Cut Bank 0.2 E Longitude -112.3249
County Glacier Elevation (ft) 3773



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 11 0.47 1.57 31 1.57 31 0.00 0 0 4 5 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 0.36 0.19 30 0.19 30 0.00 0 0 3 6 1.9 3 3
Dec 11 0.25 0.43 31 0.43 31 0.00 0 0 7 2 5.4 6 18
Jan 12 0.21 0.46 31 0.46 31 0.00 0 0 5 3 5.4 5 16
Feb 12 0.21 0.16 29 0.16 29 0.00 0 0 2 2 1.5 2 2
March 12 0.49 0.34 31 0.34 31 0.00 0 0 6 5 2.7 5 5
April 12 0.81 1.42 30 1.42 30 0.00 0 0 6 4 2.1 2 2
May 12 1.91 1.20 31 1.20 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 0.0 0 0
June 12 2.57 2.40 30 2.40 30 0.00 0 0 15 1 0.0 0 0
July 12 1.37 1.05 31 1.05 31 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 1.20 0.72 31 0.72 31 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.24 0.28 30 0.28 30 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 11.09" 10.22" 366 days 10.22" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 72 days 34 days 19.0" 23 days 46 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2011 0.00
10/2/2011 0.00
10/3/2011 0.00
10/4/2011 T
10/5/2011 0.11
10/6/2011 1.05
10/7/2011 0.15
10/8/2011 0.26
10/9/2011 T
10/10/2011 0.00
10/11/2011 0.00
10/12/2011 0.00
10/13/2011 0.00
10/14/2011 0.00
10/15/2011 T
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.00
10/20/2011 0.00
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.00
10/25/2011 T
10/26/2011 T
10/27/2011 0.00
10/28/2011 0.00
10/29/2011 0.00
10/30/2011 0.00
10/31/2011 0.00
11/1/2011 T
11/2/2011 T
11/3/2011 0.00
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.01
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.00
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 T
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011 0.08
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 T
11/19/2011 0.10
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 T
11/26/2011 0.00
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 T
12/1/2011 0.12
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 0.00
12/4/2011 0.10
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011 0.00
12/8/2011 0.01
12/9/2011 0.00
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.14
12/13/2011 T
12/14/2011 T
12/15/2011 0.00
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 0.00
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.01
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.01
12/23/2011 0.00
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.00
12/28/2011 0.00
12/29/2011 0.04
12/30/2011 0.00
12/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 0.00
1/3/2012 0.00
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012 0.00
1/6/2012 0.00
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 0.00
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.08
1/12/2012 0.00
1/13/2012 0.00
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.01
1/16/2012 T
1/17/2012 T
1/18/2012 0.19
1/19/2012 0.16
1/20/2012 T
1/21/2012 0.00
1/22/2012 0.00
1/23/2012 0.00
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.02
1/28/2012 0.00
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 T
2/4/2012 0.00
2/5/2012 0.00
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 T
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.05
2/15/2012 0.00
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.11
2/24/2012 0.00
2/25/2012 0.00
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.00
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.02
3/3/2012 0.00
3/4/2012 T
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 T
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.00
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012 0.00
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.10
3/19/2012 0.04
3/20/2012 0.03
3/21/2012 T
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 T
3/24/2012 0.13
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 T
3/27/2012 0.02
3/28/2012 0.00
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 0.00
3/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 T
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.00
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.04
4/8/2012 0.00
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 0.41
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.18
4/16/2012 T
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.00
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 T
4/27/2012 0.43
4/28/2012 0.27
4/29/2012 0.09
4/30/2012 T
5/1/2012 0.00
5/2/2012 0.00
5/3/2012 0.00
5/4/2012 0.00
5/5/2012 T
5/6/2012 0.06
5/7/2012 0.00
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 T
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.00
5/22/2012 0.10
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.03
5/25/2012 0.03
5/26/2012 T
5/27/2012 0.26
5/28/2012 0.62
5/29/2012 0.00
5/30/2012 0.10
5/31/2012 0.00
6/1/2012 0.00
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.01
6/5/2012 0.33
6/6/2012 0.87
6/7/2012 0.11
6/8/2012 0.00
6/9/2012 0.02
6/10/2012 0.02
6/11/2012 0.29
6/12/2012 T
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 0.01
6/18/2012 0.01
6/19/2012 0.03
6/20/2012 0.17
6/21/2012 0.00
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.03
6/24/2012 0.18
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012 0.13
6/27/2012 0.19
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.07
7/2/2012 0.03
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.00
7/8/2012 0.00
7/9/2012 0.00
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.11
7/15/2012 0.14
7/16/2012 0.07
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 T
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 0.37
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 0.05
7/24/2012 0.00
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 0.00
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.21
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.00
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.40
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.17
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.02
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.10
8/16/2012 0.00
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.02
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 T
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.00
8/28/2012 0.01
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.00
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.02
9/6/2012 0.16
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 T
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.00
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.00
9/23/2012 0.00
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.00
9/26/2012 0.10
9/27/2012 0.00
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and mostly sunny with smoke entering the area from distant wildfires.
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and mild.
10/4/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly sunny and mild with increasing cloudiness in the evening.
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Day started out partly cloudy and increased throughout the day. Cool. First precip with this system began around 2pm with gusty winds. Winds died down after frontal passage with light rain showers off and on throughout the evening and overnight hours.
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M Cold and stormy conditions returned to the area. Had some thunder and lightning NE of town around 10:35PM for about 10-15 mins. It was still raining lightly at time of measurement.......I should also note this is the first time I recorded enough rain to spill over the inner tube. Very impressive rain total for my area. The automated NWS gauge at the airport nearby has failed to record most of the rain event so the data I am getting is even more helpful than usual.
10/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Overcast and cold with temps in the 40's. Light rain showers off and on throughout the day.
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Another chilly day with temps in the low 40's. Cloudy with intermittent light rain showers.
10/9/2011 6:40 AM T M M M M Mostly sunny day and cool.
10/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and cool with light winds.
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny to partly cloudy and cool. Windy in the afternoon- early evening hours.
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny to Partly cloudy and cool. Light frost in AM.
10/15/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly cloudy and cool. Sporadic very light rain.
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly Cloudy to mostly sunny and cool.
10/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cool. Verga was visible in the later afternoon.
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly to partly sunny and cool.
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable cloudiness today from mostly cloudy to mostly sunny and cool.
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cool.
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cool. Winds picked up in the evening in advance of approaching weather system.
10/25/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Scattered light showers and mostly cloudy. Much colder by evening.
10/26/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Scattered light rain and snow showers in the area and cold.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, cool, and very windy.
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, cold, breezy.
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold.
11/1/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cold. A passing early afternoon snow/rain shower left a trace of precip in the gauge. Just enough moisture to wet the ground.
11/2/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cold with snow showers late morning. Nothing measurable.
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable cloudiness and cold. Windy.
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cold.
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M Mostly cloudy and cold. Light dusting of snow in the evening hours.
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cold.
11/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cool.
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cold.
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cold.
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cold. Winds picked up in the evening hours.
11/11/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, cold, continued windy.
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear to partly cloudy, cold, and continued windy.
11/13/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy and cold with gusty winds.
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny, cold, continued windy.
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 1.0 0.08 First significant snowfall of the year. Snow began falling around sundown and for a few hours. Although avg snow on ground was around 1 inch, the gauge had about a 1/4 inch more. Snow was melting initially on the ground so chalking it up to melt. Turned very cold overnight with a low around 6 degrees.
11/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Frigid and mostly to partly cloudy.
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold with variable cloudiness.
11/18/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Cold turning frigid overnight with a light snow shower around 2-3am driven by 20-30mph winds.
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.8 0.10 0.8 0.10 Mostly cloudy and frigid. Light snow fell much of the day.
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued frigid temps with variable cloudiness.
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and much warmer. Temps near 30.
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny, cold, with wind picking up in the evening.
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and much warmer with temps in the mid 40's. High winds occurred during the afternoon through evening hours with gusts peaking around 60mph around 2:30pm.
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued windy and warmer than is typical for this time of year with high in the upper 50s. High winds continue to blow through area with a gust at the airport peaking at 67mph during the noon hour.
11/25/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Continued windy and mostly sunny. Brief rain fell around 4am just dampening pavement.
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold.
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold.
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and very windy. High winds arrived late afternoon with the strongest wind lasting for a few hours with local airport reported sustained winds in the 55-65mph range with peak gusts 74-77mph. Suspect winds were even stronger at various locations in town as evidenced by a gas station whose sign was completely blown out in an area prone to terrain induced wind enhancement. Power blipped frequently during the strongest winds.
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cold. Winds diminished greatly from previous day but still moderately blowing.
11/30/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Cold and mostly cloudy. Some very light rain fell around 11pm ahead of the next weather system approached the area.
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 1.5 0.12 1.5 0.12 A very cold and blustery day. Snowfall began mid morning.
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Partly to mostly cloudy and cold. Temps remained roughly above freezing point with moderate winds winding down in the early morning hours. Some snow melt occurred in patches with about 80% ground coverage remaining. Avg snow depth where snow remained was still 1.5".
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Windy and cold. Mostly to partly cloudy.
12/4/2011 6:30 AM 0.10 1.0 0.10 2.5 M Partly to fully cloudy and cold. Snow began falling around 8pm with off an on showers much of the night.
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Frigid and mostly clear to partly cloudy. Winds picked up overnight near observation time driving temps quickly from near 0 to 30 after 7am.
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Clear and cold with moderate winds all day.
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Sunny and warmer with temps rising to around 40. Windy.
12/8/2011 6:20 AM 0.01 0.5 0.01 2.0 M Mostly cloudy to fully overcast and cold. 1/2" of dry fluffy snow fell starting in the late afternoon hours.
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Sunny and cold.
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Mostly sunny, cold, and windy. About 50% of the ground is covered with snow as it continues to melt in above freezing daytime temps. The wind is helping the snow melt as well. Expecting more snow melting for today as the temp is forecast to be near 50 and continued windy.
12/11/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M As expected much of the remaining snow has melted. Only patches remain with about 1/2" depth. Temps rose above 50 today under mostly clear skies. Windy.
12/12/2011 6:15 AM 0.14 2.1 0.14 2.1 0.14 Cold and clear becoming cloudy in afternoon as snow storm approached. Light to no wind. Light snow began falling around 7pm and continued up to observation time. Due to light to no wind, confidence is high that snow in tube reflects actual accumulation. Ground measurements are consistent with precip tube. Added 0.50 inches hot water to speed snow melt. Inner tube read 0.64 for a difference of 0.14.
12/13/2011 7:00 AM T T T 2.0 M Snow ended shortly after last observation time resulting in only a dusting of additional snow. Skies cleared up in the afternoon allowing some sunshine, but remained cold due to the snow on the ground. Dense ground ice fog developed mid evening and persisted much of the night.
12/14/2011 7:00 AM T T T 2.0 M Partly cloudy to clear and cold. Light snow briefly fell around 11pm resulting just a trace.
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Variable cloudiness and cold.
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M A nice above freezing day that lasted into the overnight hours. Significant snowmelt as a result. Less that 50% ground coverage. The deeper patches remained stubborn. Avg depth of the remaining patches is around 2 inches so going with 1 inch overall.
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Dues to continued above freezing temps, most of the remaining snow has melted.
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.2 M Dry snow fell during afternoon hours into the evening. Lost some of the melted water from the big tube while measuring. Took a core sample from a representative flat surface using the funnel top and measured again with that sample.
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M All remaining snow has melted in the continued period of above freezing temps. Wind picked up later evening hours becoming stronger overnight.
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cold.
12/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 0.1 0.01 Light snow fell during the morning hours accompanied by gusty winds. Low dipped to around 9F by 11pm much cooler than reported at Cut Bank Airport. Temps rose quickly around 4-5am to 23 with increasing winds.
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable cloudiness and cold.
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and cold.
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and cold.
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and cold.
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Little change in the weather as we are in a holding pattern of relatively warm above freezing temps for winter and continued winds.
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and cold.
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M A vigorous band of rain entered the area around 4am lasting approximately 15-20 mins. Moderate intensity at times driven by wind. The day otherwise was mostly clear, cold, and windy.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and cold.
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and windy.
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold with light winds.
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record temp set today of 58. Windy in the evening with gusts over 50mph.
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy. Temps still flirting with 50's. Relatively warm for this time of year, but high winds are making it feel much colder.
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy with temps in the 50's. Several fires developed in the evening hours near Browning threatening several homes and a couple farming collectives. High winds and low humidity caused the fires to spread quickly. As of this report they were mostly contained but there was still concern that my area in Cut Bank might not be free from the threat of fire. High winds not expected to die off until late afternoon early evening.
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winds finally died down yesterday bring an end to the stretch of well above freezing temps.
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold.
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold with afternoon wind.
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold.
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and breezy with mostly sunny skies.
1/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 0.08 0.8 0.08 Light snow fell during the daytime hours. Frigid temps overnight. 2 degrees as of observation time and had temporarily dropped slightly below 0 about an hour prior.
1/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and cold.
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and windy. Mostly sunny.
1/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and mostly sunny.
1/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.2 0.01 Cold and variable clouds today. Light snow fell around midnight. Very light snow was starting to fall at time of observation.
1/16/2012 6:10 AM T T T 0.2 0.01 Very light snow fell off an on with no measurable accumulation. Very frigid with variable cloudiness. -9F at time of observation.
1/17/2012 7:00 AM T T T 0.2 M Continued frigid temps and mostly cloudy skies. Intermittent very light snow. Nothing measurable so far. Temp around -13F at time of observation.
1/18/2012 6:15 AM 0.19 2.5 0.19 2.7 M Light snow fell most of the day. Light winds with temps well below 0 F. -21 F at time of observation with clear skies. No snow falling.
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 1.7 0.16 4.4 M Another day of near continuous light snowfall tapering off overnight. Warmer than the day before but still in the below 0 range. A lack of strong wind has really helped keep the accuracy of the snow depth in the measuring tube very high. Average ground cover has been increasing at the same rate as the last 3 days of measurable cylinder readings starting with Sunday. Very confident about the accuracy of entire event data. Current weather system totals to 4.2 inches of new snow.
1/20/2012 7:00 AM T T T 4.4 M Gradually getting warmer and partly cloudy. Air is calm.
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.4 M Partly sunny day. Warming trend continues, Temps still below freezing.
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Mostly sunny day and windy. Temps above freezing for first time in several days. Some snow melt.
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Continues near to above freezing temps and mostly sunny.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.3 M Mostly sunny with temp near freezing. Winds picked up in the evening.
1/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Mostly to partly cloudy. Winds picked up again in the overnight hours.
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.8 M Variable cloudiness and cold. HIgh winds in the AM died down in the evening hours.
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 3.0 M Light snow fell middle of the evening leaving a dusting of fresh snow on the ground. The day was variably cloudy with temps near freezing point. Skies cleared overnight allowing temps to drop into the teens.
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.8 M Cold and breezy. New snow from previous report melted off completely where little or no snow was present.
1/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.8 M Snow covers less than half ground now. Adjusting snow depth to account for avg from areas without snow and areas with. Depth varies from a little over 2.5 inches to nothing.
1/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Due to high winds and temps in the mid to upper 40's remaining significant snow cover has greatly diminished.
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Breezy and cold. No significant snow left.
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly sunny and cold.
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some very light snow fell around observation time. No significant snow on ground. The day was mostly cloudy and cold.
2/3/2012 7:00 AM T T T M T Light snow fell in the morning. No measurable accumulation.
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold.
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy and cold. A few flurries.
2/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold with fog in morning and overcast much of the day. Observed some flurries in the afternoon. No accumulation.
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and mostly sunny day.
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow flurries were occurring at observation time. Cold and partly to mostly cloudy. No measurable precip.
2/11/2012 7:00 AM T T T M M Very light dusting of snow Friday morning. No significant accumulation. Brief light snow also fell at observation time. No accumulation.
2/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and overcast.
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy and cold.
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.05 Snow developed in the early morning hours. Event ended near observation time.
2/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold overnight and variable cloudiness in the morning, clear afternoon. Snow from previous event mostly melted off with a few patches left.
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and clear. Still some patches of snow left.
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold and partly sunny. Some flurries late evening.
2/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cold.
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and partly cloudy.
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cold.
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cold.
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and partly cloudy.
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 1.0 M 1.0 M Mostly cloudy with temps near freezing dropping below freezing in later evening hours. Mixed precipitation in afternoon of snow and rain. No accumulations of snow due to melting. Snow resumed later in the evening sometime after 10pm for about 2-3 hours resulting in accumulation of an inch. Unknown how much precip fell before the late evening event so total include both event periods.
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and mostly clear. Much of last nights snow has melted off.
2/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cold.
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and mostly cloudy. Snow predicted failed to materialize.
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy and cold. Flurries were present at observation time. No measurable accumulation.
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and cold. Temps dropped to single digits overnight.
2/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold.
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cold.
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 0.2 0.02 Light snow fell in the evening hours tapering off around midnight. Cold and mostly cloudy.
3/3/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and mostly sunny.
3/4/2012 7:00 AM T T T T T Dusting of coarse thick snowflakes. Mostly clear day and cold.
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear day and warmer. Highs in low 50s.
3/6/2012 7:00 AM T T T T T Light dusting of snow overnight. Windy and cold.
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cold.
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, cold, and windy.
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable clouds, windy, and warmer.
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, breezy, and cool. Highs in low 60s.
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, cool, and breezy. High was near 60.
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, cold, and breezy.
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cleary, breezy, and cold.
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly to partly cloudy, windy, and cold. Rain sprinkles in evening.
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy, breezy, and cold.
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cold with light winds.
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with a few clouds and cold.
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 0.5 0.10 0.5 M A mix of wet snow and rain in the afternoon/evening hours. Snow was melting due to the slightly above freezing temps. Snow depth reported reflects what remained when snow stopped melting.
3/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.04 0.3 0.04 0.3 M Light snow fell late night. Dense and compact. Intially snow was melting as it fell. Light winds.
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 0.03 0.2 M Light snow continued to fall in the morning hours. Total measurable snow totalled 0.5 inches for the event. Half of it melted during the day off the ground and fully melted off streets/pavement.
3/21/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly clear day, cold, and breezy. Some light rain sprinkles around 11pm hour. Nothing measurable. Previous day's snow has melted off.
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cold. Breezy.
3/23/2012 6:00 AM T T T T T Light snow, melting on contact with ground, began to fall around observation time.
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 1.5 0.13 1.3 M Light snow fell much of the morning. Some melt occurred later in day on ground, but precip tube was not affected. Temps stayed around freezing much of the day.
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low deck clouds with occasional fog. Temps near or below freezing.
3/26/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast with morning freezing fog/drizzle. Nothing measurable.
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Brief light rain fell late afternoon getting the roadways/pavement wet.
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and warmer. Highs in 50s.
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with evening showers in the area. Rain did not reach the ground in Cut Bank. Winds picked up becomeing strong at times after passage of frontal system
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cold.
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with light breezes.
4/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Much warmer and mostly sunny. A few sprinkles overnight and windy as storm system passes through.
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and mostly clear.
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and mostly clear.
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with rain showers in the vicinity. A cold front passed through the area in the evening triggering an intense wind gust that created a 200-300 foot deep dust cloud. The highest of the winds quickly passed the area moving off to the NE. No rain.
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy and cooler.
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.3 0.04 0.3 M Colder and mostly overcast. Snow fell evening hours coating the ground in about 1/4 inch of fluffy wet snow.
4/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cold.
4/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M MOstly sunny and cold.
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cold.
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cold.
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Increasing cloudiness as day progressed. Cool. No rain yet as of 7am.
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M First significant precipitation event this year. Rain fell during the morning hours. Clouds parted for afternoon/evening sunshine after the event.
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable cloudiness and cool.
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 1.8 0.18 1.8 M Light rain in the afternoon turned- to evening light snow. Steady snow began falling after midnight. Some melting occurred, mostly on roadways.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM T T T T M Light snow from previous event tapered off in the morning. No significant accumulation. Most of the snow that fell overnight on the 15th has melted except for sun sheltered locations.
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and cold.
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy and cold.
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable cloudiness and cold.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cold with light winds.
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and windy.
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and cool with light winds.
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and warm.
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and partly cloudy with light winds.
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable clouds and warm with light winds.
4/26/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Warm and partly to mostly cloudy with occasional mild wind gusts in the evening. Rain showers entered the area early morning, however, little precipitation accumulated. Only got ground and streets wet.
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Cool and unsettled day. A few bands of showers passed earlier in the day with no significant rainfall. At 7:05pm thunderstorms approached the area with heavy rain and moderate winds. Heaviest rain lasted about 30 mins. Infrequent lightning. Temps dropped to upper 40's after cold front passed.
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Light rain persisted most of the day. Temps in the upper 30's and cloudy. Strong winds yesterday morning from the SE.
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Light rain showers continued to fall as the system exited the area. Cold and mostly cloudy.
4/30/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy and cool. Some sprinkles in the afternoon.
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cool.
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, windy, and cool.
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cold.
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cold.
5/5/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain showers entered the area around 5am. Cold and cloudy.
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain fell in the afternoon hours accompanied with gusty winds. Cold and cloudy.
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cool.
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cool.
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny, warm, with light winds. Mostly cloudy overnight.
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly to mostly cloudy, cold and windy.
5/11/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Variable clouds and cold.
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cool.
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and mild.
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm.
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm.
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm with increasing clouds in the late afternoon/overnight.
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly to partly cloudy with light to moderate winds.
5/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold, humid, and mostly cloudy.
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and partly cloudy.
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and cool.
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy and cool. A few light drops of moisture reached the ground in the evening. Solar eclipse was hidden due to cloudy skies in the evening.
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Mostly cloudy and cool. Light to moderate rain fell after midnight.
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breezy and cool. Partly cloudy.
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Mostly cloudy day and cool. A trace of precip fell around 2:30pm and again around 6:30pm accompanied by some small ice pellets. Measurable precip fell later around 10:30pm with off an on very light rain much of the early morning hours. Light rain was falling at time of observation.
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Cold and mostly cloudy with light rain showers.
5/26/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Cold and mostly cloudy.
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Rain developed during the evening hours. Turned to snow toward daybreak. Snow was beginning to accumulate at observation time.
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Rain/Snow mix turned to mostly snow after 7am. Due to the warm ground snow was melting, but fell at a rate sufficient for a little over an inch to accumulate before melting off later in the afternoon hours as precip tapered off. Temps near freezing in the morning hours climbing only about 5 degrees by evening.
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and mostly sunny.
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Vigorous and fast moving system passed through town around noon. Cool and partly to mostly cloudy.
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and partly cloudy.
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool, variable cloudiness, and windy.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable clouds and cool.
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and cool. Breezy.
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A brief passing shower around 4-5 am came through Cut Bank as the leading edge of the next weather maker entered our area. Variable clouds and cool with light winds. Winds must be howling in the upper atmosphere as I noted the clouds were moving very fast from the SW during the night hours.
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Thunderstorms in the late evening hours. Lightning mostly cloud to cloud. Some pea sized hail with a few 1/2" ones.
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M A long lasting round of thunderstorms came through the area. Unlike the night before, ground strikes were very common. The event lasted from about 7pm to 12:30am with blustery winds at the end of the main storm. 0.82" fell during the main event with another 0.05" in another brief shower starting around 3am. Including rain that fell after observation time of 0.11" and previous day of 0.33", this brings the weather system total to 1.31".
6/7/2012 6:40 AM 0.11 M M M M After the last of the rain exited, skies cleared up for mostly sunny conditions and windy.
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable cloudiness and cool.
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain began shortly before reporting time.
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Light rain fell much of the day. Cold with breezes.
6/12/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy and cool.
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and warm.
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly to mostly cloudy and mild
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Variable cloudys and mild.
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with some high clouds and mild.
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mostly clear and mild during the day. Winds picked up in the evening with showers passing early morning hours.
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Partly cloudy and breasy with some showers in the afternoon.
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Partly to mostly cloudy day and mild. Light rain showers entered the area overnight. Light rain was falling at observation time.
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Light rain fell during morning hours and another round in the late evening. Mild and mostly cloudy.
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear day with some clouds. Continued mild temps.
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and mild.
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain fell early morning hours. Frequent lightning to the SE as a thunderstorm passed by. Mostly cloudy day and mild. Light to moderate winds in the nighttime hours.
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Light to moderate rain starting around 7:30pm fell from a nearby thunderstorm. Mild and mostly cloudy day.
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and mild. Some passing showers to the west in the evening. Looked like the rain was not reaching ground due to high cloud base.
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Thunderstorms developed late afternoon dropping only small amounts of light rain due to being high based. Thunderstorms continued on through the night. Brief pea sized hail fell near observation time. A warm day overall with partly cloudy skies.
6/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Another round of showers passed through the area. Temps dropped after front passed into the 50's with moderate to strong winds.
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and mostly sunny. Winds calmed down after the morning hours.
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and mild.
6/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and warm.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Mostly clear day and warm. Partly cloudy overnight. A fast moving rain shower fell in the early morning hours.
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain showers in the AM gave way to mostly clear skies by evening. Mild temps with light breeze in the evening.
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly sunny.
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and mild with moderate winds.
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and mostly clear.
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and Warm. A low cloud deck formed north of Cut Bank during the cool of the morning.
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and sunny.
7/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly sunny.
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and very warm with a few afternoon clouds.
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and hot with the exception of some clouds late evening passing by from disappating mountain thunderstorms.
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot with some scattered thunderstorms north and east of town in the evening.
7/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with some evening clouds and hot.
7/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hottest day of the year so far at 95. Mostly clear with clouds moving in overnight from approaching monsoonal moisture.
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Mostly cloudy, warm, and humid day. Windy early yesterday morning. Light rain fell during the late night hours and was still falling at time of report.
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Another warm and humid day with some rain. Dense fog developed overnight.
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Much cooler day and continued humid. Started out with shallow dense groud fog clearing later to partly cloudy skies and scattered showers.
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog developed for the second this week in the morning hours. Warm and partly cloudy day.
7/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Mild with some light rain in the afternoon.
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and mostly sunny.
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and mostly clear.
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Hot and partly cloudy. A short thunderstorm passed through the area in the evening with frequent lighting cooling the area off into the 60s.
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly sunny.
7/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Warm and partly coudly. Fast moving thunderstorm late evening with variable rain intensity from brief heavy to light driven by winds. Frequent lightning.
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and mild. Moderate winds in the afternoon/evening hours.
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and mostly clear. Light to moderate winds dying down in evening.
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly sunny day.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and warm with a severe thunderstorm passing about 15 miles north of Cut Bank.
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Partly cloudy and warm. Thunderstorms entered the area late evening with heavy rain and 1/4" hail. Main storm lasted from 12:15-1am with a second short round of light to moderate rain at 1:25am. Strong gusty winds accompanied both storms.
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and warm.
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and warm.
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm with a passing thunderstorm to the south/east in the evening.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and warm. Some clouds around midnight drifted over the area.
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Moderate rain fell for a few hours in Cut Bank in the evening hours tapering off around 11pm. Mostly cloudy and mild day.
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and mild.
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm.
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and warm.
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Mostly clear and warm with clouds moving in in the late evening. A brief intense thunderstorm moved through town around midnight. 15 mins of moderate to heavy rain and frequent lightning. No hail or strong winds.
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly clear.
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Some light rain rain fell late afternoon. Hot and partly cloudy day.
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly clear.
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm. Partly to mostly cloudy late afternoon and overnight.
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and partly to mostly cloudy.
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly clear. Went out to watch meteor shower looking north around 3:30am and could see the sky flashing frequently about as bright near the horizon from thunderstorms just north of Lethbridge, AB.
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly clear.
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Warm and partly to mostly cloudy. Intense winds blew through the area from the trailing edge of a thunderstorm. Speed about 60-80mph. The temperature nosedived from 85 to 55 in minutes during the high wind event. Minor local damage including a split utility pole west of Cut Bank.
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brisk morning with some lingering clouds. Cool in the afternoon and mostly sunny.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and clear.
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and clear.
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and clear.
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and clear.
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and sunny.
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very warm day and mostly cloudy. A brief rain shower with moderate winds passed just before 3pm dropping the air temp about 18 degrees.
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and clear.
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly sunny. Some cloudiness in the late night hours as a cold front passed through the area.
8/25/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Cool with variable clouds clearing in the late afternoon. Odd occurrence at 6pm when I stepped outside. Despite no clouds near town, no rain on the radar, and a clear sky, it was sprinkling. Enough was falling to even see a full rainbow against a bright clear sky to the East.
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and sunny.
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and sunny.
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Very warm and partlyt cloudy. Thunderstorms passed south and east of Cut Bank with a brief shower in town enough to wet the pavement.
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot with some clouds in the afternoon and overnight hours. Record high temp for the date of 93 was set at the airport.
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild with a few afternoon clouds.
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and mild.
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and smoky. Some afternoon cloudiness turned to mostly overcast overnight with some sprinkles. WInds kept overnight temps on the warm side. 70s through most of the evening persisted until the winds died down.
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly clear.
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and mostly sunny with some high clouds.
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and mostly sunny.
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cool. Variable clouds in the morning clearing out in the afternoon. Brief rain shower in the late morning hours.
9/6/2012 2:00 PM 0.16 M M M M Late precip check today. Rain began reaching the ground around 11pm and continued in the morning hours. Most of it fell prior to the usual scheduled rain tube check at 7am. Mild and mostly to partly cloudy day.
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool with mostly to partly cloudy skies. Skies cleared in the late evening as the storm system exited.
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and mostly clear.
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and sunny.
9/10/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Warm with some afternoon thunderstorms nearby. Just enough rain fell to make pavement damp.
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and cool day. A fire broke out North of Cut Bank near the Canadian border from the dry windy conditions.
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and mostly clear with some afternoon clouds.
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and sunny.
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly clear with a few high clouds.
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly clear with light to moderate breezes.
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild with partly to mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon/evening hours.
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and mostly clear.
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and sunny.
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm with party cloudy skies in the afternoon/evening hours.
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm with some thin mid to high level clouds in the evening.
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and sunny with a few high clouds.
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm.
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild with some hazy afternoon sunshine due to smoke. Smoke high in the sky obscured the sunset.
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild day with thin high clouds.
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm with some high thin clouds.
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Partly cloudy and warm day. A high based thunderstorm entered the area at 5:45pm as a cold front passed through. Air temp cooled behind the storm. Light to moderate rain fell with 0.08 of rain received during the event. Lightning was infrequent. Another 0.02 around 5am fell in a passing shower.
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and partly cloudy giving way to clear skies in the evening.
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and mostly sunny.
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and mostly clear.
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and mild.



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Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
6/5/2012 12:00 AM No significant coverage of pea sized hail fell with a couple observable 1/2" hail. 1/2" Grape 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Mixed 3 1min no damage Intermittent True After rain After smaller hail 10-20