Montana · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Missoula, MT

46.921°N, 114.094°W · station MSOthr · 134 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Missoula.
63°TUE7/1461°WED7/1560°THU7/1659°FRI7/1759°SAT7/1860°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#113 / 129
coldest Jul 17 in 129 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

35°F
set in 1914

Mildest Jul 17 ever

64°F
set in 1941

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Missoula. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3550641893: 44°F1894: 49°F1895: 42°F1896: 59°F1897: 51°F1898: 43°F1899: 55°F1901: 44°F1902: 49°F1903: 51°F1904: 46°F1905: 47°F1906: 58°F1907: 46°F1908: 53°F1909: 47°F1910: 60°F1911: 59°F1912: 48°F1913: 40°F1914: 35°F1915: 44°F1916: 52°F1917: 53°F1918: 54°F1919: 59°F1923: 58°F1924: 44°F1925: 58°F1926: 50°F1927: 50°F1928: 50°F1929: 53°F1930: 49°F1931: 50°F1932: 52°F1933: 54°F1934: 53°F1935: 57°F1936: 61°F1937: 53°F1938: 60°F1939: 43°F1940: 59°F1941: 64°F1942: 50°F1943: 47°F1944: 58°F1945: 53°F1946: 45°F1947: 46°F1948: 48°F1949: 42°F1950: 48°F1951: 54°F1952: 48°F1953: 45°F1954: 54°F1955: 62°F1956: 47°F1957: 52°F1958: 50°F1959: 51°F1960: 51°F1961: 48°F1962: 41°F1963: 47°F1964: 53°F1965: 51°F1966: 50°F1967: 61°F1968: 44°F1969: 44°F1970: 56°F1971: 55°F1972: 45°F1973: 53°F1974: 50°F1975: 55°F1976: 49°F1977: 63°F1978: 50°F1979: 55°F1980: 46°F1981: 53°F1982: 37°F1983: 45°F1984: 50°F1985: 61°F1986: 46°F1987: 48°F1988: 43°F1989: 52°F1990: 48°F1991: 54°F1992: 44°F1993: 47°F1994: 52°F1995: 48°F1996: 55°F1997: 57°F1998: 51°F1999: 47°F2000: 42°F2001: 44°F2002: 59°F2003: 57°F2004: 59°F2005: 44°F2006: 50°F2007: 64°F2008: 48°F2009: 50°F2010: 50°F2011: 50°F2012: 53°F2013: 64°F2014: 56°F2015: 47°F2016: 46°F2017: 46°F2018: 57°F2019: 48°F2020: 48°F2021: 55°F2022: 59°F2023: 56°F2024: 53°F2025: 50°F59° forecast189319142025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1759°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#113 of 129
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-33°F (1957)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Missoula in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan60°F1939-33°F1957
Feb66°F1995-28°F1933
Mar78°F2004-13°F1955
Apr90°F19102°F1936
May95°F193621°F1954
Jun102°F201526°F1906
Jul107°F200727°F1901
Aug105°F196125°F1901
Sep99°F196715°F1926
Oct85°F1963-7°F2020
Nov73°F1999-23°F1955
Dec67°F2021-30°F1964
All-time107°F2007-33°F1957

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

150 days
record run, ended Mar 30 1965

So far in 2026

100 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Missoula's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 52°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 18°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 21°FMar: 49°FMar: 27°FApr: 57°FApr: 32°FMay: 67°FMay: 40°FJun: 74°FJun: 46°FJul: 86°FJul: 52°FAug: 85°FAug: 50°FSep: 73°FSep: 42°FOct: 56°FOct: 33°FNov: 41°FNov: 24°FDec: 32°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise3:55 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight15h 34m · losing 10 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.92°N, 114.09°W

Nearby Stations

Kalispell, MT95 mi NHelena, MT102 mi EGreat Falls, MT132 mi EPullman, WA143 mi WLewiston, ID143 mi WChallis, ID165 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Missoula'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.
Missoula, MT — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Missoula's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Missoula, MT — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Missoula, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Missoula, MT daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Missoula — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
100 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 81st most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 99. Record: 131 in 1896.

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