498  
CDUS45 KTFX 180740  
CLIGTF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
140 AM MDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 35 410 PM 82 1936 55 -20 60  
MINIMUM 20 1159 PM 12 1896 30 -10 33  
1968  
AVERAGE 28 43 -15 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 0.56 1971 0.06 0.01 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 0.94 0.67 1.11  
SINCE OCT 1 6.80 5.04 1.76 7.74  
SINCE JAN 1 4.70 2.76 1.94 3.97  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.3 5.4 2011 0.3 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.4 5.9 -3.5 10.6  
SINCE MAR 1 12.3 16.0 -3.7 28.0  
SINCE JUL 1 49.6 60.4 -10.8 86.0  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 37 22 15 18  
MONTH TO DATE 332 410 -78 411  
SINCE MAR 1 1359 1368 -9 1612  
SINCE JUL 1 6184 6838 -654 7078  
 
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    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAIL  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1100 AM  
LOWEST 63 600 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 86 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 6 1951  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 630 AM MDT SUNSET 820 PM MDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 628 AM MDT SUNSET 821 PM MDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab MT Page Main Text Page