Average Temperature in Great Falls by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Great Falls, Montana for each year between 1894 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Great Falls?

1934 was the warmest year in the history of Great Falls, Montana. The average daily high temperature was 63.1 °F, and the average low was 36.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Great Falls?

1996 was the coolest year in the history of Great Falls, Montana. The average daily high temperature was 52.7 °F, and the average low was 27.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	20	59.0	34.8
2022	97	57.4	31.4
2021	57	59.1	32.4
2020	65	58.5	32.5
2019	125	53.3	29.7
2018	111	55.6	31.6
2017	81	57.3	32.5
2016	37	59.2	33.8
2015	21	59.7	34.1
2014	105	56.4	31.9
2013	50	58.8	32.8
2012	10	60.5	34.5
2011	99	56.6	32.1
2010	96	56.3	32.6
2009	109	56.0	31.5
2008	101	56.8	31.6
2007	23	59.3	34.5
2006	12	59.5	35.1
2005	75	57.5	32.7
2004	74	57.4	32.8
2003	49	58.8	33.0
2002	116	54.9	31.4
2001	39	59.2	33.6
2000	98	57.5	31.2
1999	40	59.1	33.7
1998	52	58.0	33.6
1997	100	56.2	32.6
1996	130	52.7	27.8
1995	112	56.3	30.8
1994	67	58.3	32.5
1993	122	52.9	31.8
1992	29	58.9	34.4
1991	45	58.1	33.9
1990	58	58.2	33.2
1989	108	55.1	32.5
1988	8	60.1	35.0
1987	3	61.1	36.5
1986	22	58.5	35.3
1985	121	53.8	30.9
1984	79	56.8	33.1
1983	86	56.7	32.9
1982	128	52.4	29.7
1981	13	59.3	35.2
1980	56	57.4	34.1
1979	92	57.0	32.1
1978	126	52.7	30.2
1977	78	57.1	32.9
1976	11	59.3	35.3
1975	124	53.1	31.3
1974	18	58.7	35.3
1973	35	57.9	35.2
1972	113	55.1	31.7
1971	87	56.6	32.8
1970	102	55.6	32.8
1969	117	54.6	31.4
1968	94	55.9	33.1
1967	51	57.1	34.5
1966	82	56.5	33.2
1965	104	55.1	33.2
1964	88	55.9	33.5
1963	17	59.1	35.0
1962	80	56.5	33.4
1961	25	58.7	34.9
1960	44	56.9	35.1
1959	83	55.6	34.0
1958	19	57.2	36.7
1957	90	54.9	34.4
1956	62	56.4	34.8
1955	123	52.7	31.9
1954	77	55.4	34.6
1953	6	59.1	37.2
1952	46	56.8	35.2
1951	129	51.0	30.0
1950	120	52.8	32.3
1949	85	56.1	33.5
1948	91	54.9	34.3
1947	59	56.1	35.3
1946	38	56.8	36.1
1945	73	55.6	34.8
1944	41	56.8	35.9
1943	68	56.3	34.6
1942	70	55.4	35.1
1941	26	57.6	35.9
1940	42	57.8	34.8
1939	4	61.3	36.1
1938	31	58.3	35.0
1937	95	56.7	32.2
1936	63	58.9	32.2
1935	64	59.1	32.0
1934	1	63.1	36.3
1933	24	59.9	33.8
1932	47	58.7	33.2
1931	2	62.7	35.6
1930	27	59.5	33.9
1929	114	55.9	30.6
1928	32	59.4	33.8
1927	119	54.0	31.5
1926	9	59.8	35.2
1925	14	59.3	35.1
1924	89	57.2	32.1
1923	43	59.0	33.3
1922	107	56.2	31.4
1921	28	59.3	34.1
1920	69	57.4	33.3
1919	53	60.2	31.4
1918	36	60.2	32.8
1917	110	56.6	30.8
1916	127	53.5	29.0
1915	33	58.5	34.6
1914	30	59.0	34.4
1913	66	57.6	33.4
1912	54	56.1	35.4
1911	115	54.5	32.1
1910	5	60.3	36.8
1909	106	55.4	32.5
1908	15	58.7	35.4
1907	103	55.4	33.0
1906	60	56.2	35.1
1905	72	55.7	34.6
1904	34	58.6	34.5
1903	48	57.5	34.4
1902	71	56.6	33.9
1901	16	58.0	36.1
1900	7	58.5	37.4
1899	118	53.5	32.3
1898	61	56.1	35.1
1897	55	58.6	32.9
1896	93	56.9	32.2
1895	76	58.0	32.2
1894	84	57.7	31.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1937–2024	Great Falls International Airport	location
1892–1937	Great Falls 16th Street	location