CDUS45 KTFX 182240 CLIGTF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 440 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 51 1211 PM 90 2006 66 -15 53 MINIMUM 30 213 AM 27 1903 39 -9 42 1977 AVERAGE 41 52 -11 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.63 1959 0.09 -0.09 0.41 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 1.16 -0.44 2.28 SINCE OCT 1 6.44 6.99 -0.55 7.04 SINCE JAN 1 4.60 4.71 -0.11 5.96 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 24 13 11 17 MONTH TO DATE 227 280 -53 212 SINCE MAR 1 1663 1916 -253 1612 SINCE JUL 1 5906 7386 -1480 6911 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 2 SINCE MAR 1 3 0 3 2 SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 2 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 39 200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 94 1919 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 30 1918 1931 1997 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM MDT SUNSET 900 PM MDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM MDT SUNSET 901 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$