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Hill City New Year's Day Climatology

Period of Record 104 Years: 1909-109

Missing: 1911, 1917, 1919, 1931, 1933 and 1936

Temperature Information

*Record High*	72°F (1939)
*Record Low*	-16°F (1974)
*Coldest High Temperature*	3°F (1974)
Warmest Low Temperature	35°F (1941)
Average High (Period of Record)	38.5°F
Average Low (Period of Record)	14.9°F
30 year Normal High (1994-2023)	38.2°F
30 year Normal Low (1994-2023)	14.8°F

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Distribution of High Temperatures

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Distribution of Low Temperatures

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Precipitation Information

*Greatest Precipitation*	0.62” (1992)
*Greatest Snowfall*	6.0” (1925 & 1992)
*Precipitation*	24 of 109 years 22%
Measurable Precipitation (more than a Trace)	17 of 109 years 14%
*Snowfall*	19 of 109 years 17%
Measurable Snowfall (more than a Trace)	13 of 109 years 12%
*Greatest Snow Depth*	7” (1942 & 1967)
“White” New Year's (Snow Depth of 1” or more)	32 of 109 years 29%

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Updated December 16, 2024

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