627  
CDUS45 KTFX 050735  
CLIGTF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
135 AM MDT FRI MAY 05 2023  
   
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..THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 1223 PM 87 1897 61 17 70  
1936  
MINIMUM 46 540 AM 23 1996 34 12 42  
AVERAGE 62 48 14 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 0.90 1917 0.05 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.21 -0.16 0.08  
SINCE OCT 1 9.06 6.04 3.02 5.53  
SINCE JAN 1 5.29 3.76 1.53 4.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 1913 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 38.2 20.0 18.2 21.8  
SINCE JUL 1 96.2 64.4 31.8 61.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 18 -15 9  
MONTH TO DATE 20 72 -52 54  
SINCE MAR 1 1925 1708 217 1770  
SINCE JUL 1 7391 7178 213 6938  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 300 AM  
LOWEST 36 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 1897  
1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 26 1967  
1996  
2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 843 PM MDT  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 601 AM MDT SUNSET 844 PM MDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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