47.473°N, 111.383°W · station GTFthr · 136 years of record
70°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 17
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
#21 / 131
warmest Oct 17 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
79°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 17 ever
21°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 70°F — 21st warmest Oct 17 of 131 years · record 79°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#58 / 132
warmest Oct 18 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
81°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 18 ever
16°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 60°F — 58th warmest Oct 18 of 132 years · record 81°F (2003) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#41 / 132
warmest Oct 19 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
81°F
set in 1974
Coolest Oct 19 ever
22°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 65°F — 41st warmest Oct 19 of 132 years · record 81°F (1974) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#57 / 128
warmest Oct 20 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
81°F
set in 1974
Coolest Oct 20 ever
26°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 60°F — 57th warmest Oct 20 of 128 years · record 81°F (1974) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#75 / 130
warmest Oct 21 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
80°F
set in 1897
Coolest Oct 21 ever
23°F
set in 1961
Forecast high 59°F — 75th warmest Oct 21 of 130 years · record 80°F (1897) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#45 / 132
warmest Oct 22 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
80°F
set in 1915
Coolest Oct 22 ever
28°F
set in 1957
Forecast high 63°F — 45th warmest Oct 22 of 132 years · record 80°F (1915) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#98 / 130
warmest Oct 23 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
79°F
set in 1915
Coolest Oct 23 ever
21°F
set in 1957
Forecast high 49°F — 98th warmest Oct 23 of 130 years · record 79°F (1915) · 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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
10 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: 58°F · forecast is +12° 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.