Lindbergh Lake, MT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Lindbergh Lake's primary NOAA station, LINDBERGH LAKE.
The climate verdict for Lindbergh Lake
Lindbergh Lake, Montana has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 42°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 42°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 25.4"
- annual precipitation · 137" snow
- 125 days
- frost-free growing season
Lindbergh Lake: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00245043 · Lindbergh Lake, MT 42°F mean · 25.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 42°F
- RANK-COOL #617
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pactola Dam
- PRCP-MID 25.4"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,491 HDD
- STN-1 USC00245043
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Pactola Dam, SD (+ 0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MT station list.
- Lindbergh Lake (this station) 42°F
- Cold Lamoille, NV 42°F
- Hot Medicine Bow, WY 42°F
- Near Pactola Dam, SD 42°F
- Near White Sulphur S…, MT 42°F
Lindbergh Lake sits in Montana, the #6 coldest U.S. state at 43.4°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Lindbergh Lake
Lindbergh Lake: 20/100 · grade F
Lindbergh Lake publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Lindbergh Lake, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 25.4 in · 9.6 from 35 in | 66/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 194 calendar days | 17/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 42.0°F · 25.5° from 67.5°F | 9/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 125 days/year | 9/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 136.5 inches/year | 0/100 · F |
Lindbergh Lake · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Lindbergh Lake is a continental Köppen climate: Dsb
Coldest-month mean 22.7°F and warmest-month mean 64.3°F place this station in continental, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Dsb). Class Dsb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dsb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 64.3°F
- Coldest month
- 22.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Lindbergh Lake sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Lindbergh Lake's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 91%
- Among 6,861 stations, Lindbergh Lake sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 35th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 42nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Lindbergh Lake compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Lindbergh Lake's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Lindbergh Lake's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 55 complete annual observations from 1960 to 2023, LINDBERGH LAKE warmed at a fitted rate of 0.27°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Lindbergh Lake primary station fitted change +0.27 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F (-1°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 2.9" | 30.7" | 30.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 34°F (1°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 2.4" | 23.6" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 42°F (6°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 2.2" | 18.4" | 28.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 50°F (10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 2.1" | 9.0" | 20.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 60°F (16°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 2.1" | 1.7" | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| June | 68°F (20°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 2.5" | 0.4" | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| July | 78°F (26°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 0.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| August | 78°F (26°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 1.0" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| September | 67°F (20°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.4" | 0.0" | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| October | 52°F (11°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 2.4" | 4.9" | 15.3 | 0.0 |
| November | 38°F (3°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 2.8" | 19.3" | 26.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 29°F (-2°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 2.6" | 28.5" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 81°F around July 27, short of 90°F on every date, while 194 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 15°F near December 23.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 27, then returns to freezing around October 17, covering 194 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 5, when 62% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 28 at 19%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 162 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 2 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 29°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Lindbergh Lake.
Where Lindbergh Lake Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 194 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Lindbergh Lake earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 30.7"
19.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 23.6"
15.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 18.4"
16.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 9.0"
14.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.7"
13.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
13.4 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.9"
12.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 19.3"
16.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 28.5"
19.1 days with precipitation
Lindbergh Lake spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 17% of the annual total and December through February 31%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Lindbergh Lake has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 41.6°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: January averages 2.9" and July 0.9". The three wettest months together take 33% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Rain reaches Lindbergh Lake in small, frequent amounts
Lindbergh Lake records about 162 days with measurable precipitation a year and 25.4" in total, which works out to roughly 0.16 inches on an average wet day. Precipitation on 44% of all days, arriving that lightly, is the damp many-grey-days pattern rather than the storm-driven one.
Places in this band read as wetter than their annual totals suggest, because what people notice is the number of overcast days, not the depth in the gauge.
- Most wet days: December, about 19 of them.
- Fewest: July, about 6.
- Average depth per wet day: 0.16 inches.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Lindbergh Lake
Lindbergh Lake averages 136.5 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 79 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 136.5 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 79 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 54% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 20
50% probability date
Growing Season
125 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,491
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
125
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MT closest to Lindbergh Lake on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (42°F here).
- Boonville, NY 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Dickinson, ND 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Evanston, WY 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Grafton, ND 42°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (25.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Coeur D'alene, ID 25.4" · 0.0" off
- Ragan, NE 25.4" · 0.0" off
- Browns Valley, MN 25.4" · 0.0" off
- Rye, CO 25.4" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Lindbergh Lake
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Lindbergh Lake's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,491 annual heating degree days against 125 for cooling. Its 41.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 125 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Lindbergh Lake coldest normal
December
Averaging 23°F (-5°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Lindbergh Lake typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Lindbergh Lake snow peak
January
Lindbergh Lake averages 136.5 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Lindbergh Lake's primary station: LINDBERGH LAKE (USC00245043). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Lindbergh Lake; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Lindbergh Lake comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.