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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 >

Christmas Day Weather
1930-2022  
Average:  HIGH 57 F LOW 30 F

YEAR HIGH LOW PCPN SNOW
SLEET
THUNDER 
1930 50 F 25 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1931 65 F 34 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1932 51 F 29 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1933 71 F 26 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1934 71 F 35 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1935 46 F 28 F 0.00 0.0   NO 1
1936  62 F  41 F T 0.0   NO 1
1937 62 F 39 F 0.00 0.0   NO 1
1938 44 F 37 F 0.38 0.0   NO 1
1939 35 F 27 F   0.53 5    1.7" 6   NO 1
1940 63 F 48 F T 0.0   NO 1
1941 52 F 35 F 0.00 0.0   NO 1
1942 76 F 44 F 0.00 0.0   NO 1
1943 44 F 28 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1944 62 F 31 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1945 66 F 30 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1946 70 F 40 F 0.00 0.0   NO 1
1947 67 F 29 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1948 58 F 28 F 0.17 T NO
1949 66 F 24 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1950 70 F 30 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1951 72 F 40 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1952 45 F 21 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1953 56 F 14 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1954  73 F  41 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1955 78 F 3 41 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1956 54 F 24 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1957 65 F 36 F 0.11 0.0 NO
1958 61 F 29 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1959 58 F 51 F T 0.0 NO
1960 67 F 35 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1961 66 F 32 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1962 42 F 23 F    T 2 0.0 NO
1963 68 F 32 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1964 77 F 53 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1965 59 F 26 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1966 60 F 25 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1967 50 F 29 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1968 70 F 27 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1969 61 F 33 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1970 52 F 30 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1971 74 F 45 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1972 65 F 34 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1973 56 F 26 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1974 35 F 30 F 0.05   0.1 2 NO
1975 55 F 30 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1976 53 F 29 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1977 50 F 27 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1978 72 F 34 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1979 66 F 34 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1980 50 F 20 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1981 62 F 21 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1982 43 F 32 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1983 22 F      7   F 4 0.00 0.0 NO
1984 32 F 28 F T GLAZE NO
1985 53 F 25 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1986 54 F 31 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1987 32 F 24 F 0.26    0.4 2 NO
1988 68 F 29 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1989 66 F 23 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1990 52 F 21 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1991 44 F 31 F 0.09 T YES
1992 50 F 35 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1993 60 F 24 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1994 60 F 30 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1995 56 F 22 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1996 54 F 25 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1997 37 F 27 F 0.04  1.0" NO
1998 57 F 17 F 0.00 0.0 NO
1999 48 F 43 F T 0.0 NO
2000 34 F 27 F T GLAZE NO
2001 54 F 23 F 0.00 0.0 NO
2002 51 F 23 F 0.00 0.0 NO
2003 66 F 41 F 0.00 0.0 NO
2004 53 F 19 F 0.00 0.0 NO
2005 73 F 26 F 0.00 0.0 NO
2006 49 F 28 F 0.01 0.0 NO
2007 66 F 28 F 0.00 0.0 NO
2008 72 F 35 F 0.00 0.0 NO
2009 51 F 19 F 0.06 0.0 NO
2010 51 F 20 F 0.00 0.0 NO
2011 35 F 23 F T T NO
2012 59 F 23 F 0.00 0.00 NO
2013 48 F 31 F 0.00 0.00  NO
2014 63 F 36 F 0.00 0.00  NO
2015 72 F 34 F 0.00 0.00  NO
2016 72 F 34 F 0.00 0.00 NO
2017 58 F 25 F 0.00 0.00 NO
2018 65 F 33 F 0.00 0.00 NO
2019 72 F 44 F 0.00 0.00 NO
2020 61 F 26 F 0.00 0.00 NO
2021 78 F 3 46 F 0.00 0.00 NO
2022 51 F 18 F 0.00 0.00 NO

Footnotes:

  1. official record not available- odds are high no thunderstorm occurred
  2. glaze also occurred with the snowfall
  3. tied for record high for date  
  4. record low for date   
  5. record precipitation for date 
  6. record snow for date