CXUS55 KTFX 011530 CLMGTF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 930 AM MDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 78 03/30/2004 03/29/1978 LOW -39 03/03/1891 HIGHEST 76 03/20 49 27 71 LOWEST -6 03/15 20 -26 15 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.1 46.1 7.0 51.4 AVG. MINIMUM 27.0 22.1 4.9 28.7 MEAN 40.1 34.1 6.0 40.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 4.7 -1.7 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 25.3 -5.3 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 2.3 -0.3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.41 1948 MINIMUM 0.08 TOTALS 1.42 0.68 0.74 0.75 DAYS >= .01 10 8.1 1.9 DAYS >= .10 6 2.2 3.8 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.43 03/13 TO 03/14 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 27.8 2005 24 HR TOTAL 17.4 MM TOTALS 16.6 10.1 6.5 4.2 SINCE 7/1 33.2 54.5 -21.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 DAYS >= TRACE 9 6.8 2.2 DAYS >= 1.0 4 3.0 1.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 7 03/15 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 769 958 -189 765 SINCE 7/1 5012 6429 -1417 MM COOLING TOTAL 1 0 1 0 SINCE 1/1 1 0 1 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 54/250 DATE 03/08 54/230 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 80/230 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$