47.473°N, 111.383°W · station GTFthr · 136 years of record
46°F
COLDEST SEP 5 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 5
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Great Falls.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Great Falls — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#112 / 134
coldest Sep 2 in 134 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
33°F
set in 1961
Mildest Sep 2 ever
67°F
set in 1940
Forecast low 55°F — 112th coldest Sep 2 of 134 years · record 33°F (1961) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 134
coldest Sep 3 in 134 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
35°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 3 ever
68°F
set in 1960
Forecast low 47°F — 56th coldest Sep 3 of 134 years · record 35°F (1962) · coldest since 2021.
Ranks
#57 / 134
coldest Sep 4 in 134 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
33°F
set in 1929
Mildest Sep 4 ever
68°F
set in 1945
Forecast low 47°F — 57th coldest Sep 4 of 134 years · record 33°F (1929) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#55 / 134
coldest Sep 5 in 134 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
35°F
set in 1892
Mildest Sep 5 ever
61°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 46°F — 55th coldest Sep 5 of 134 years · record 35°F (1892) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 134
coldest Sep 6 in 134 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
27°F
set in 1929
Mildest Sep 6 ever
60°F
set in 1906
Forecast low 46°F — 56th coldest Sep 6 of 134 years · record 27°F (1929) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#84 / 134
coldest Sep 7 in 134 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
27°F
set in 1929
Mildest Sep 7 ever
65°F
set in 2003
Forecast low 48°F — 84th coldest Sep 7 of 134 years · record 27°F (1929) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#71 / 134
coldest Sep 8 in 134 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
32°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 8 ever
66°F
set in 1906
Forecast low 47°F — 71st coldest Sep 8 of 134 years · record 32°F (1962) · coldest since 2022.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Great Falls in each calendar month, and for the whole 1891–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
67°FJan 31, 1992
-44°FJan 10, 1909
Feb
70°FFeb 27, 1932
-49°FFeb 15, 1936
Mar
78°FMar 29, 1978
-32°FMar 10, 1932
Apr
89°FApr 20, 1980
-10°FApr 2, 1936
May
100°FMay 28, 1919
12°FMay 1, 2009
Jun
102°FJun 21, 1900
31°FJun 7, 1950
Jul
107°FJul 25, 1933
35°FJul 1, 1894
Aug
106°FAug 5, 1961
30°FAug 24, 1992
Sep
102°FSep 3, 2022
10°FSep 24, 1926
Oct
91°FOct 3, 1943
-11°FOct 30, 1991
Nov
76°FNov 5, 1975
-25°FNov 18, 1903
Dec
69°FDec 5, 1939
-43°FDec 29, 1968
All-time
107°FJul 25, 1933
-49°FFeb 15, 1936
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Great Falls so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Feb (70°F)
Record Lows in 2026
2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
76°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 1953
Coldest high ever
-26°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 29, 1968
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
50°FJan 19, 2005
-25°FJan 27, 1916
Feb
54°FFeb 27, 1932
-22°FFeb 7, 1936
Mar
60°FMar 28, 1895
-14°FMar 6, 1951
Apr
60°FApr 22, 1906
10°FApr 2, 1954
May
66°FMay 29, 1902
28°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
72°FJun 23, 1941
39°FJun 8, 1950
Jul
76°FJul 13, 1953
49°FJul 24, 1918
Aug
72°FAug 1, 1900
38°FAug 22, 1992
Sep
68°FSep 4, 1945
26°FSep 23, 1934
Oct
62°FOct 4, 1947
6°FOct 31, 1984
Nov
55°FNov 7, 2006
-12°FNov 26, 1985
Dec
53°FDec 16, 1980
-26°FDec 29, 1968
All-time
76°FJul 13, 1953
-26°FDec 29, 1968
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
93 days
record run, ended Feb 8 1979
So far in 2026
92 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Great Falls's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 46°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Great Falls's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Great Falls's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.