“Records were set at Missoula, Kalispell and Butte each for the fewest number of days above 70 degrees and for the lowest average high temperatures,” a Weather Service advisory states.
In Kalispell there were only nine days above 70 degrees this Spring, the lowest number on record since 1899.
The average temperature for the season was 47 degrees, the second lowest on record; the 46.9-degree average in 1955 is the record.
And it was a record-setter for Kalispell with the lowest average high daily temperatures from April 1 through June 20. Kalispell’s average of 57.6 degrees surpassed the previous mark of 58.8 set in 1955.
The cold was accompanied by above-average precipitation. Kalispell’s 6.64 inches of spring precipitation was the 11th-highest on record.
George Carlin used to make a joke about the phrase, "military intelligence". The same joke could be made about the phrase, "global warming".
Yesterday the temperature was a scorching 80 degrees and today it reached 76 degrees. I can't remember when it was last this warm. I tried to take advantage of the warm temperatures as the forecast is for it to go back to 60-something degree temperatures starting Friday.
The weather service's long range forecast for June through September is for colder than normal temperatures for Montana. If so, it will make a year and a half of colder than normal temperatures. Already there are rumblings that all the snow in the mountains from last Winter won't melt this year before Winter comes again. Guess those glaciers may not melt after all from 'global warming'.
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