Today is the first official day of summer. Here in Montana, the season names should be accompanied with an asterisk. A note applied to the asterisk would read: “In name only.”
In Montana, our weather
(especially the temperature) regularly entertains wild swings that defy season
norms. We actually hold a world record
for the most extreme temperature swing in 24 hours. In 1972, at Loma, Montana, the temperature
rose 103 degrees, from -54 degrees Fahrenheit to 49 degrees.
Most of our goofy temperatures,
however, are drops to unexpected lows at the wrong time of year. I have personally seen snow fall on every month
of the year here at my house in the valley.
Just yesterday, on the last day of spring, my vehicle registered only 41
degrees as I crested Flesher Pass during a rain storm. I am pretty sure I saw a few flakes of snow
flitting about amidst the raindrops.
Today, as I said at the opening
of this blog, is the first day of summer.
But if you are planning a trip here in Montana, make sure you bring
along a coat.
—Mitchell Hegman
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