Content (4 mi NNE), Montana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Content (4 mi NNE)'s normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 13.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.8°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 30°C, 352 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationContent (4 mi NNE)
- Station IDUSC00241984
- Location48.08°N 107.53°W
- Elevation2,325 ft (709 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Content (4 mi NNE) is 54°F and the normal low 27°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Content (4 mi NNE).
- Jan 28° 4°
- Feb 32° 7°
- Mar 44° 18°
- Apr 57° 29°
- May 67° 38°
- Jun 76° 47°
- Jul 86° 53°
- Aug 85° 51°
- Sep 73° 41°
- Oct 57° 29°
- Nov 41° 17°
- Dec 31° 7°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Content (4 mi NNE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 4°F. The most precipitation falls in June (2.76 in), the least in February (0.33 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 4°F | 15.9°F | 0.36 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 32°F | 7°F | 19.3°F | 0.33 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 44°F | 18°F | 31.3°F | 0.59 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 29°F | 42.7°F | 1.28 | 5 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 67°F | 38°F | 52.8°F | 2.28 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 76°F | 47°F | 61.5°F | 2.76 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 16 h |
| July | 86°F | 53°F | 69.2°F | 1.72 | 6 | 11 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 51°F | 68.0°F | 1.31 | 4 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 73°F | 41°F | 57.1°F | 1.21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 29°F | 43.4°F | 1.10 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 17°F | 29.2°F | 0.45 | 3 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 31°F | 7°F | 18.9°F | 0.48 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 28°F | 42.4°F | 13.87 | 54 | 29 | 183 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −16°C | −8.9°C | 9 mm |
| February | 0°C | −14°C | −7.1°C | 8 mm |
| March | 7°C | −8°C | −0.4°C | 15 mm |
| April | 14°C | −2°C | 5.9°C | 33 mm |
| May | 20°C | 3°C | 11.6°C | 58 mm |
| June | 24°C | 8°C | 16.4°C | 70 mm |
| July | 30°C | 12°C | 20.7°C | 44 mm |
| August | 29°C | 11°C | 20.0°C | 33 mm |
| September | 23°C | 5°C | 13.9°C | 31 mm |
| October | 14°C | −1°C | 6.3°C | 28 mm |
| November | 5°C | −8°C | −1.6°C | 11 mm |
| December | −1°C | −14°C | −7.3°C | 12 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00241984; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Content (4 mi NNE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (4).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00241984.
When is the last frost at Content (4 mi NNE)?
In Content (4 mi NNE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 25 in half of years and after June 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 14 in half of years and before August 29 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 251 year in 10 after June 8; 9 in 10 after May 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 141 year in 10 before August 29; 9 in 10 before September 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 110 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 133 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 14 in half of springs and before September 24 in half of autumns.
By the USDA's method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in plant hardiness zone 3b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −33°F (20 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Montana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00241984; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Content (4 mi NNE)?
In a normal year in Content (4 mi NNE), 29 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 183 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 54 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 29a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 183a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 56high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 54a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1966) is 112°F, on July 25, 2024; the lowest is −48°F, on January 24, 1969.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2016, with 27.19 in; the snowiest season is 2017–18, with 66.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00241984; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00241984. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Content (4 mi NNE)?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Content (4 mi NNE), 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (86%) and December the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 1.5 |
| February | 78% | 2.6 |
| March | 75% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 4.9 |
| May | 75% | 6.0 |
| June | 77% | 6.5 |
| July | 86% | 6.9 |
| August | 85% | 5.7 |
| September | 79% | 4.2 |
| October | 75% | 2.7 |
| November | 72% | 1.6 |
| December | 68% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Content (4 mi NNE) record?
A normal year at Content (4 mi NNE) brings 8,571 heating degree days, 60% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 384 cooling degree days, 58% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,989 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,522 | 0 |
| February | 1,280 | 0 |
| March | 1,046 | 0 |
| April | 671 | 0 |
| May | 384 | 7 |
| June | 145 | 41 |
| July | 35 | 165 |
| August | 54 | 146 |
| September | 260 | 24 |
| October | 672 | 1 |
| November | 1,075 | 0 |
| December | 1,427 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,571 | 384 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00241984. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Content (4 mi NNE) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 45.0°F, 2.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 42.4°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.4°F | +2.0°F | 5.32 |
| 2022 | 42.5°F | +0.1°F | 10.55 |
| 2024 | 44.9°F | +2.5°F | 11.53 |
| 2025 | 45.0°F | +2.6°F | 11.40 |
Over 33 complete years from 1967 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.2°F per century (+0.18°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00241984; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Content (4 mi NNE)'s climate compare?
Content (4 mi NNE) is warmer than 37 of the 141 places with their own NOAA record in Montana, and wetter than 48. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.4°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Content (4 mi NNE) is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Content (4 mi NNE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Content (4 mi NNE)?
January, with a normal high of 28°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 53°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Content (4 mi NNE)?
June, with 2.76 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.33 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Content (4 mi NNE) in?
By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −33°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
How late can frost come at Content (4 mi NNE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 25; in one year in ten it comes after June 8. Waiting until June 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Montana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Malta, MT25 miles from this station, 44.9°F a year
- Hinsdale, MT25 miles from this station, 42.8°F a year
- Malta (35 mi S), MT26 miles from this station, 43.5°F a year
- Saco, MT28 miles from this station, 42.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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