Summer outlook: It could be a hot one

After two historically bad one’s, the winter of 2019-2020 was anything but. In Havre, temperatures were more than seven degrees above normal from Dec. 1 to Feb. 29, while a meager 13 inches of snow fell in that same timeframe.

By Havre standards, the winter wasn’t just mild, it was downright balmy.

Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that, the summer months will be warm for Havre, too.

NOAA released its full summer outlook last week, and for Havre, the Hi-Line and north-central Montana, the outlook calls for above-normal temperatures and slightly below-average precipi...