Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
042 CXUS55 KTFX 011530 CLMGTF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 930 AM MDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 89 04/20/1980 LOW -10 04/02/1936 HIGHEST 74 04/14 60 14 78 04/24 LOWEST 14 04/19 27 -13 11 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.9 54.9 2.0 53.2 AVG. MINIMUM 32.0 29.9 2.1 29.4 MEAN 44.4 42.4 2.0 41.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.3 -1.3 DAYS MIN <= 32 15 18.1 -3.1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.63 1975 MINIMUM 0.05 TOTALS 1.74 1.73 0.01 2.38 DAYS >= .01 8 10.0 -2.0 DAYS >= .10 6 4.8 1.2 DAYS >= .50 1 0.9 0.1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.92 04/03 TO 04/04 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 35.4 2009 24 HR TOTAL 17.0 04/19/1973 TO 04/20/1973 TOTALS 2.4 9.4 -7.0 20.8 SINCE 7/1 49.6 63.9 -14.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 7 4.6 2.4 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.4 -1.4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 04/07 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 612 678 -66 704 SINCE 7/1 6464 7107 -643 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/260 DATE 04/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/270 DATE 04/21 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 2 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$