CXUS55 KTFX 011530 CLMGTF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 930 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 78 03/30/2004 03/29/1978 LOW -39 03/03/1891 HIGHEST 67 03/18 49 18 51 LOWEST -8 03/04 20 -28 -3 AVG. MAXIMUM 42.8 46.1 -3.3 35.8 AVG. MINIMUM 20.3 22.1 -1.8 16.2 MEAN 31.6 34.1 -2.5 26.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 7 4.7 2.3 DAYS MIN <= 32 28 25.3 2.7 DAYS MIN <= 0 3 2.3 0.7 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.41 1948 MINIMUM 0.08 TOTALS 0.70 0.68 0.02 1.23 DAYS >= .01 9 8.1 0.9 DAYS >= .10 2 2.2 -0.2 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.31 03/02 TO 03/03 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 27.8 2005 24 HR TOTAL 17.4 MM TOTALS 9.9 10.1 -0.2 17.4 SINCE 7/1 47.2 54.5 -7.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 DAYS >= TRACE 12 6.8 5.2 DAYS >= 1.0 5 3.0 2.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 03/03 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1027 958 69 1201 SINCE 7/1 5852 6429 -577 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/210 DATE 03/09 35/230 03/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/230 DATE 03/10 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$