CXUS55 KMSO 022157 CLMGPI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 357 PM MDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE KALISPELL MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 73 03/30/2004 LOW -29 03/03/1960 HIGHEST 68 03/20 MM MM 71 LOWEST 5 03/15 MM MM 17 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.1 45.1 3.0 50.9 AVG. MINIMUM 27.2 24.0 3.2 29.1 MEAN 37.6 34.5 3.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 2.3 0.7 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 23 26.6 -3.6 20 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.96 1987 MINIMUM 0.08 1994 TOTALS 2.09 1.11 0.98 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.06 DAYS >= .01 17 12.4 4.6 13 DAYS >= .10 9 3.8 5.2 8 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 03/12 TO 03/13 0.47 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 13.0 5.4 7.6 1.8 SINCE 7/1 41.5 52.7 -11.2 MM DAYS >= TRACE 7 4.0 3.0 9 DAYS >= 1.0 5 2.0 3.0 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 03/13 03/14 03/15 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 842 944 -102 SINCE 7/1 5682 6788 -1106 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/240 DATE 03/20 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/240 DATE 03/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$