261  
CDUS45 KTFX 180735  
CLIGTF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
135 AM MDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 61 150 PM 87 2006 65 -4 69  
MINIMUM 43 1152 PM 26 2003 39 4 38  
AVERAGE 52 52 0 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 1.55 1949 0.08 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 1.07 0.10 0.85  
SINCE OCT 1 10.18 6.90 3.28 6.30  
SINCE JAN 1 6.41 4.62 1.79 5.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.1 1977 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 38.2 21.0 17.2 21.8  
SINCE JUL 1 96.2 65.4 30.8 61.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 13 0 11  
MONTH TO DATE 169 267 -98 251  
SINCE MAR 1 2074 1903 171 1967  
SINCE JUL 1 7540 7373 167 7135  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 1 0 1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 47 100 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 27 1903  
1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 545 AM MDT SUNSET 859 PM MDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 544 AM MDT SUNSET 901 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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