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Great Falls, MT

47.473°N, 111.383°W · station GTFthr · 136 years of record
46°F
forecast low · Sep 5

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Great Falls.
55°WED9/247°THU9/347°FRI9/446°SAT9/546°SUN9/648°MON9/747°TUE9/8

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

#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.
1892: 35°F1893: 52°F1894: 50°F1895: 40°F1896: 48°F1897: 50°F1898: 38°F1899: 45°F1900: 51°F1901: 42°F1902: 60°F1903: 45°F1904: 44°F1905: 44°F1906: 52°F1907: 52°F1908: 58°F1909: 41°F1910: 46°F1911: 40°F1912: 45°F1913: 50°F1914: 45°F1915: 49°F1916: 51°F1917: 37°F1918: 35°F1919: 49°F1920: 43°F1921: 43°F1922: 52°F1923: 54°F1924: 45°F1925: 51°F1926: 40°F1927: 46°F1928: 52°F1929: 36°F1930: 46°F1931: 51°F1932: 50°F1933: 50°F1934: 41°F1935: 45°F1936: 52°F1937: 49°F1938: 52°F1939: 61°F1940: 55°F1941: 48°F1942: 56°F1943: 40°F1944: 53°F1945: 53°F1946: 45°F1947: 51°F1948: 53°F1949: 46°F1950: 53°F1951: 44°F1952: 53°F1953: 47°F1954: 46°F1955: 56°F1956: 36°F1957: 50°F1958: 45°F1959: 55°F1960: 56°F1961: 59°F1962: 40°F1963: 61°F1964: 38°F1965: 36°F1966: 50°F1967: 55°F1968: 45°F1969: 45°F1970: 50°F1971: 50°F1972: 43°F1973: 51°F1974: 48°F1975: 46°F1976: 49°F1977: 59°F1978: 58°F1979: 42°F1980: 49°F1981: 53°F1982: 43°F1983: 38°F1984: 47°F1985: 51°F1986: 40°F1987: 47°F1988: 50°F1989: 41°F1990: 59°F1991: 38°F1992: 52°F1993: 48°F1994: 39°F1995: 49°F1996: 45°F1997: 41°F1998: 48°F1999: 43°F2000: 43°F2001: 49°F2002: 52°F2003: 57°F2004: 42°F2005: 49°F2006: 53°F2007: 53°F2008: 43°F2009: 45°F2010: 40°F2011: 45°F2012: 48°F2013: 58°F2014: 39°F2015: 40°F2016: 46°F2017: 40°F2018: 37°F2019: 43°F2020: 50°F2021: 51°F2022: 57°F2023: 47°F2024: 48°F2025: 37°F46° forecast354045505560651900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 546°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#55 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°FJan 31, 1992-44°FJan 10, 1909
Feb70°FFeb 27, 1932-49°FFeb 15, 1936
Mar78°FMar 29, 1978-32°FMar 10, 1932
Apr89°FApr 20, 1980-10°FApr 2, 1936
May100°FMay 28, 191912°FMay 1, 2009
Jun102°FJun 21, 190031°FJun 7, 1950
Jul107°FJul 25, 193335°FJul 1, 1894
Aug106°FAug 5, 196130°FAug 24, 1992
Sep102°FSep 3, 202210°FSep 24, 1926
Oct91°FOct 3, 1943-11°FOct 30, 1991
Nov76°FNov 5, 1975-25°FNov 18, 1903
Dec69°FDec 5, 1939-43°FDec 29, 1968
All-time107°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan50°FJan 19, 2005-25°FJan 27, 1916
Feb54°FFeb 27, 1932-22°FFeb 7, 1936
Mar60°FMar 28, 1895-14°FMar 6, 1951
Apr60°FApr 22, 190610°FApr 2, 1954
May66°FMay 29, 190228°FMay 1, 1954
Jun72°FJun 23, 194139°FJun 8, 1950
Jul76°FJul 13, 195349°FJul 24, 1918
Aug72°FAug 1, 190038°FAug 22, 1992
Sep68°FSep 4, 194526°FSep 23, 1934
Oct62°FOct 4, 19476°FOct 31, 1984
Nov55°FNov 7, 2006-12°FNov 26, 1985
Dec53°FDec 16, 1980-26°FDec 29, 1968
All-time76°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.
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

Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight13h 22m · losing 23 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 Sep 5 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 83rd most in 136 years. Normal for this point: 95. Record: 118 in 1975.

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