Montana · county areal climate 1951–2025

Powder River County, MT

A 15.3" / 46.1°F normal · 2025 ran 121% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 68% (6.99") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 15th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

15.3in
annual precipitation · 46.1°F

2025 vs Normal

121%
18.4" · 46.5°F (+0.4 vs normal)

Wettest Year

22.6in
2019

Driest Year

7.8in
1988

Biggest Rain Day

2.58in
May 6 · 2007

Warmest Year

48.5°F
2016

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

23°
J
24°
F
35°
M
44°
A
54°
M
64°
J
73°
J
71°
A
61°
S
46°
O
34°
N
24°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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