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Weather extremes

How extreme does Great Falls's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Great Falls has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 21 years of daily weather observations (2005–present), from the Great Falls 16St station 2 km away. Updated through April 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Great Falls has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
104°F Jul 15, 2007

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Great Falls (typical high near 86°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Jul 15, 2007
2 103°F Jul 6, 2007
3 103°F Jul 19, 2007
❄️ Coldest night
-30°F Feb 12, 2025

About 49°F colder than a normal February night in Great Falls (typical low near 19°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -30°F Feb 12, 2025recent
2 -30°F Feb 20, 2025
3 -29°F Feb 19, 2025
🌧️ Most rain in one day
2.56 in Aug 23, 2014

More rain in a single day than Great Falls usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 1.3 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.56 in Aug 23, 2014
2 2.51 in Oct 3, 2015
3 2.26 in Aug 9, 2016
Most snow in one day
12.5 in Apr 22, 2011

The three most extreme on record

1 12.5 in Apr 22, 2011
2 10.0 in Nov 27, 2005
3 10.0 in Dec 29, 2010

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 104°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Great Falls's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 104°F is about 18°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Great Falls's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −30°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain or close to 13 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Great Falls 16st (NOAA GHCN station USC00243749), about 2 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →