Montana · THREADEX · 1891–2026

Great Falls, MT

47.473°N, 111.383°W · station GTFthr · 136 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Great Falls.
62°TUE7/1460°WED7/1559°THU7/1659°FRI7/1759°SAT7/1859°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#109 / 134
coldest Jul 16 in 134 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 16 ever

36°F
set in 1999

Mildest Jul 16 ever

71°F
set in 1935

Coldest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 16 at Great Falls. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3654711892: 46°F1893: 51°F1894: 58°F1895: 43°F1896: 63°F1897: 59°F1898: 62°F1899: 55°F1900: 53°F1901: 56°F1902: 54°F1903: 52°F1904: 55°F1905: 51°F1906: 52°F1907: 47°F1908: 62°F1909: 55°F1910: 56°F1911: 50°F1912: 52°F1913: 41°F1914: 43°F1915: 46°F1916: 58°F1917: 54°F1918: 59°F1919: 59°F1920: 55°F1921: 51°F1922: 50°F1923: 57°F1924: 52°F1925: 55°F1926: 49°F1927: 48°F1928: 55°F1929: 59°F1930: 62°F1931: 52°F1932: 51°F1933: 57°F1934: 60°F1935: 71°F1936: 56°F1937: 52°F1938: 59°F1939: 55°F1940: 55°F1941: 62°F1942: 55°F1943: 48°F1944: 52°F1945: 60°F1946: 60°F1947: 62°F1948: 53°F1949: 58°F1950: 49°F1951: 58°F1952: 62°F1953: 51°F1954: 57°F1955: 68°F1956: 56°F1957: 56°F1958: 48°F1959: 58°F1960: 62°F1961: 58°F1962: 47°F1963: 46°F1964: 63°F1965: 55°F1966: 59°F1967: 66°F1968: 49°F1969: 56°F1970: 57°F1971: 52°F1972: 47°F1973: 52°F1974: 61°F1975: 58°F1976: 47°F1977: 53°F1978: 58°F1979: 50°F1980: 53°F1981: 49°F1982: 44°F1983: 46°F1984: 50°F1985: 55°F1986: 51°F1987: 51°F1988: 48°F1989: 57°F1990: 56°F1991: 55°F1992: 43°F1993: 48°F1994: 48°F1995: 44°F1996: 52°F1997: 49°F1998: 56°F1999: 36°F2000: 53°F2001: 50°F2002: 65°F2003: 59°F2004: 54°F2005: 53°F2006: 53°F2007: 63°F2008: 50°F2009: 49°F2010: 54°F2011: 50°F2012: 60°F2013: 47°F2014: 51°F2015: 48°F2016: 47°F2017: 57°F2018: 53°F2019: 56°F2020: 49°F2021: 55°F2022: 58°F2023: 53°F2024: 52°F2025: 48°F59° forecast189219992025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1659°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#109 of 134
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-49°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1891–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°F1992-44°F1909
Feb70°F1932-49°F1936
Mar78°F1978-32°F1932
Apr89°F1980-10°F1936
May100°F191912°F2009
Jun102°F190031°F1950
Jul107°F193335°F1894
Aug106°F196130°F1992
Sep102°F202210°F1926
Oct91°F1943-11°F1991
Nov76°F1975-25°F1903
Dec69°F1939-43°F1968
All-time107°F1933-49°F1936

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Great Falls so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Feb (70°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

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: 52°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 35°FJan: 16°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 16°FMar: 46°FMar: 23°FApr: 55°FApr: 30°FMay: 65°FMay: 39°FJun: 73°FJun: 46°FJul: 84°FJul: 52°FAug: 83°FAug: 51°FSep: 72°FSep: 43°FOct: 57°FOct: 33°FNov: 44°FNov: 24°FDec: 36°FDec: 17°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:42 AM
Sunset8:20 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight15h 39m · losing 10 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

47.47°N, 111.38°W

Nearby Stations

Helena, MT66 mi SWHavre, MT105 mi NEMissoula, MT132 mi WKalispell, MT145 mi WBillings, MT177 mi SEGlasgow, MT226 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Great Falls, MT — last six weeks of daily low

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.
Great Falls, MT — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1891

Each cell is one day's low at Great Falls, coloured by temperature — 136 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Great Falls, MT daily low heat map 1891–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Great Falls — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
92 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 82nd most in 136 years. Normal for this point: 95. Record: 118 in 1975.

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