Great Falls Climatic Report

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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT

134 AM MST THU MAR 05 2026



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...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2026...



CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020

CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2026





WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      

                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     

                                                  NORMAL           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         56    245 PM  72    1987  42     14       35       

  MINIMUM         36    728 AM -24    2019  18     18       26       

  AVERAGE         46                        30     16       31     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.33 2018   0.02   0.00     0.05     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.07  -0.05     0.45     

  SINCE OCT 1      2.44                      3.49  -1.05     3.95     

  SINCE JAN 1      0.60                      1.21  -0.61     2.87     



SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  2018   0.3   -0.3      0.5      

  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      3.5      

  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3      3.5      

  SINCE JUL 1     16.6                      45.7  -29.1     45.5      

  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       19                        35    -16       34        

  MONTH TO DATE   88                       143    -55      106        

  SINCE MAR 1     88                       143    -55      106        

  SINCE JUL 1   4331                      5613  -1282     5405        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        

  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        

  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    89          1000 PM                                      

 LOWEST     29          1200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    59                                                        



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THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        74      1987                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -22      1947                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH5 2026.........SUNRISE   658 AM MST   SUNSET   617 PM MST     

MARCH  6 2026.........SUNRISE   656 AM MST   SUNSET   618 PM MST     





-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.

R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.

MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.

T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.









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