384  
CDUS45 KTFX 170742  
CLIGTF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
142 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 76 426 PM 92 1988 65 11 81  
MINIMUM 50 1239 AM 30 1942 39 11 50  
1974  
AVERAGE 63 52 11 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.71 1894 0.08 -0.08 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 1.79 0.99 0.80 1.11  
SINCE OCT 1 8.72 6.82 1.90 10.12  
SINCE JAN 1 6.62 4.54 2.08 6.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 1955 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.2 1.4 0.8 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 14.5 20.9 -6.4 38.2  
SINCE JUL 1 51.8 65.3 -13.5 96.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 13 -11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 245 254 -9 156  
SINCE MAR 1 1884 1890 -6 2061  
SINCE JUL 1 6709 7360 -651 7527  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 1  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 300 AM  
LOWEST 24 300 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 87 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 26 2003  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM MDT SUNSET 859 PM MDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 544 AM MDT SUNSET 900 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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