187  
CDUS45 KTFX 170754  
CLIGTF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
154 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
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..THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 64 343 PM 91 2009 72 -8 72  
MINIMUM 40 331 AM 27 1965 43 -3 50  
AVERAGE 52 57 -5 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.74 1959 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.96 0.73 0.23 0.26  
SINCE OCT 1 16.76 14.16 2.60 11.39  
SINCE JAN 1 14.92 11.88 3.04 10.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.3 2006 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 8 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 104 104 0 39  
SINCE SEP 1 104 104 0 39  
SINCE JUL 1 166 218 -52 82  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 20 -12 26  
SINCE SEP 1 8 20 -12 26  
SINCE JAN 1 378 303 75 325    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 48 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 706 AM MDT SUNSET 733 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 707 AM MDT SUNSET 731 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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