47.473°N, 111.383°W · station GTFthr · 136 years of record
85°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Sep 1
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Great Falls.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Great Falls — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#31 / 133
warmest Sep 1 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
98°F
set in 1940
Coolest Sep 1 ever
52°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 85°F — 31st warmest Sep 1 of 133 years · record 98°F (1940) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#44 / 133
warmest Sep 2 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
96°F
set in 1969
Coolest Sep 2 ever
44°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 84°F — 44th warmest Sep 2 of 133 years · record 96°F (1969) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 133
warmest Sep 3 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
102°F
set in 2022
Coolest Sep 3 ever
52°F
set in 1999
Forecast high 77°F — 75th warmest Sep 3 of 133 years · record 102°F (2022) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#85 / 132
warmest Sep 4 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
94°F
set in 1998
Coolest Sep 4 ever
51°F
set in 1956
Forecast high 73°F — 85th warmest Sep 4 of 132 years · record 94°F (1998) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#77 / 132
warmest Sep 5 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
98°F
set in 1967
Coolest Sep 5 ever
46°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 72°F — 77th warmest Sep 5 of 132 years · record 98°F (1967) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#83 / 132
warmest Sep 6 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
97°F
set in 1893
Coolest Sep 6 ever
40°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 72°F — 83rd warmest Sep 6 of 132 years · record 97°F (1893) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#85 / 132
warmest Sep 7 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
100°F
set in 2022
Coolest Sep 7 ever
41°F
set in 1985
Forecast high 72°F — 85th warmest Sep 7 of 132 years · record 100°F (2022) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Great Falls in each calendar month, and for the whole 1891–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
67°FJan 31, 1992
-44°FJan 10, 1909
Feb
70°FFeb 27, 1932
-49°FFeb 15, 1936
Mar
78°FMar 29, 1978
-32°FMar 10, 1932
Apr
89°FApr 20, 1980
-10°FApr 2, 1936
May
100°FMay 28, 1919
12°FMay 1, 2009
Jun
102°FJun 21, 1900
31°FJun 7, 1950
Jul
107°FJul 25, 1933
35°FJul 1, 1894
Aug
106°FAug 5, 1961
30°FAug 24, 1992
Sep
102°FSep 3, 2022
10°FSep 24, 1926
Oct
91°FOct 3, 1943
-11°FOct 30, 1991
Nov
76°FNov 5, 1975
-25°FNov 18, 1903
Dec
69°FDec 5, 1939
-43°FDec 29, 1968
All-time
107°FJul 25, 1933
-49°FFeb 15, 1936
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Great Falls so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Feb (70°F)
Record Lows in 2026
2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
76°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 1953
Coldest high ever
-26°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 29, 1968
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
50°FJan 19, 2005
-25°FJan 27, 1916
Feb
54°FFeb 27, 1932
-22°FFeb 7, 1936
Mar
60°FMar 28, 1895
-14°FMar 6, 1951
Apr
60°FApr 22, 1906
10°FApr 2, 1954
May
66°FMay 29, 1902
28°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
72°FJun 23, 1941
39°FJun 8, 1950
Jul
76°FJul 13, 1953
49°FJul 24, 1918
Aug
72°FAug 1, 1900
38°FAug 22, 1992
Sep
68°FSep 4, 1945
26°FSep 23, 1934
Oct
62°FOct 4, 1947
6°FOct 31, 1984
Nov
55°FNov 7, 2006
-12°FNov 26, 1985
Dec
53°FDec 16, 1980
-26°FDec 29, 1968
All-time
76°FJul 13, 1953
-26°FDec 29, 1968
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
18 days
record run, ended Aug 16 1971
So far in 2026
23 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Great Falls's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 79°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Great Falls's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Great Falls's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.