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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Threat in Montana; Severe Thunderstorms in the Middle Missouri Valley

A low pressure system will bring heavy to excessive rainfall and high winds across Montana this afternoon. Heavy rainfall totals may lead to scattered flash flooding concerns. A line of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms will move into the mid Missouri Valley region this afternoon producing severe winds and isolated large hail with stronger storms. Read More >

Monthly Precipitation Totals



Monthly Precipitation Totals


Fig. 2 - Monthly total precipitation of 30-year (1971-2000) historical average during a year.

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
HOLUALOA 70
3.21
3.70
3.45
4.36
3.34
4.30
4.78
3.35
3.81
4.53
2.53
2.14
HONAUNAU 27
3.61
2.67
3.71
3.73
4.17
5.73
5.91
5.17
6.07
4.53
2.91
2.58
KAINALIU 73.2
4.04
2.68
3.73
3.99
4.51
6.33
6.64
5.80
6.73
4.63
2.77
2.62
NAPOOPOO 28
2.41
2.07
2.21
2.71
2.74
3.32
3.82
3.23
4.40
3.31
1.96
2.08
OPIHIHALE 2 24.1
3.04
2.55
3.43
2.82
3.04
3.08
3.52
3.77
4.15
3.56
2.93
2.51
PUUHONUA-O-HONAUNAU 27.4
2.54
1.60
1.66
1.95
1.98
2.41
2.50
2.33
2.61
2.25
1.68
1.74


Table 1 - Monthly total precipitataion of 30-year (1971-2000) historical average during a year.

Both Fig. 2 and Table 1 provide the climatorical average of the monthly total precipitation at six stations. There are annual cycles at every station, with maximum precipitation taking place in the summer months.
 

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