Montana, Climate Division 3. North Central, Precipitation Rankings, January 1926 1901-2000 Inches 1 0.38 0.79 -0.41 22 108 1944 1971 1903 1925 bottom-third 2 1.05 1.56 -0.51 28 101 1944 1918 1921 1925 bottom-third 1897 3 1.26 2.29 -1.03 11 118 1944 1907 1921 1925 bottom-tenth 4 2.76 3.11 -0.35 48 81 1908 1907 1923 1925 normal 5 6.17 4.41 1.76 113 16 1988 1912 1925 1918 top-third 2011 6 7.44 5.76 1.68 110 19 2002 1912 1925 1912 top-third 7 8.37 7.34 1.03 100 29 1905 1912 1925 1924 top-third 8 11.91 10.29 1.62 97 32 1905 1912 1923 1925 top-third 9 12.47 12.45 0.02 69 60 1905 1928 1923 1925 normal 10 14.95 13.56 1.39 92 37 1905 1928 1925 1924 top-third 11 16.30 14.37 1.93 97 32 1905 1928 1925 1924 top-third 2003 12 16.72 14.98 1.74 93 36 1919 1928 1925 1924 top-third 18 23.37 20.76 2.61 103 25 2002 1928 1925 1917 top-third 24 32.16 30.01 2.15 90 38 1920 1917 1923 1925 top-third 1912 36 50.44 45.06 5.38 108 19 1921 1899 1925 1918 top-third 48 64.54 60.16 4.38 101 25 1921 1900 1925 1918 top-third 60 79.52 75.31 4.21 95 30 1922 1900 1925 1918 top-third