All-time weather records — Great Falls, MT
Climate change signal in Great Falls
of Great Falls's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (48 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (8 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 53 | 68 | ||
| 1900s | 17 | 40 | ||
| 1910s | 66 | 87 | ||
| 1920s | 34 | 57 | ||
| 1930s | 71 | 55 | ||
| 1950s | 36 | 25 | ||
| 2000s | 22 | 14 | ||
| 2010s | 53 | 17 | ||
| 2020s | 14 | 3 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1892, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1892-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86.0°F — Jan 25, 1892 | -44.0°F — Jan 10, 1909 | 0.56 in — Jan 24, 1916 |
| February | 71.1°F — Feb 6, 2026 | -49.0°F — Feb 15, 1936 | 0.93 in — Feb 12, 1897 |
| March | 78.1°F — Mar 31, 2015 | -32.1°F — Mar 10, 1932 | 1.09 in — Mar 13, 1896 |
| April | 88.0°F — Apr 25, 1897 | -9.9°F — Apr 2, 1936 | 1.59 in — Apr 9, 2017 |
| May | 100.0°F — May 28, 1919 | 12.0°F — May 2, 1954 | 2.83 in — May 25, 1953 |
| June | 102.0°F — Jun 21, 1900 | 32.0°F — Jun 1, 1919 | 3.36 in — Jun 23, 1907 |
| July | 107.1°F — Jul 25, 1933 | 35.1°F — Jul 1, 1894 | 1.77 in — Jul 15, 2012 |
| August | 102.9°F — Aug 1, 1955 | 34.0°F — Aug 24, 1910 | 2.72 in — Aug 21, 1933 |
| September | 97.0°F — Sep 6, 1893 | 10.0°F — Sep 24, 1926 | 1.51 in — Sep 19, 1925 |
| October | 90.0°F — Oct 5, 1895 | -9.9°F — Oct 27, 1919 | 2.51 in — Oct 3, 2015 |
| November | 75.0°F — Nov 5, 2010 | -25.1°F — Nov 18, 1903 | 1.14 in — Nov 8, 1906 |
| December | 64.9°F — Dec 21, 1933 | -38.0°F — Dec 9, 1919 | 0.70 in — Dec 30, 1917 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Great Falls.