Great Falls Weather in 1972

Historical record of Great Falls, Montana weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.
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1972 Great Falls Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 98 °F July 29
Lowest temperature -36 °F December 8
Highest daily low 71 °F August 9
Lowest daily high -19 °F January 26
Most daily precipitation 0.9 inches July 18
Most daily snow 5.0 inches October 28
Total annual precipitation 13.1 inches -
Total annual snow 68.2 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Great Falls in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 98 °F Jul 29
2 97 °F Jul 8
3 96 °F Aug 11
3 96 °F Aug 9
5 95 °F Aug 28
6 94 °F Aug 10
7 93 °F Aug 29
8 91 °F Jul 28
8 91 °F Jul 26
8 91 °F Jun 6
Lowest Temperatures in Great Falls in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 -36 °F December 8
2 -32 °F January 27
3 -31 °F January 14
4 -30 °F December 7
4 -30 °F January 13
6 -26 °F January 26
7 -25 °F December 6
8 -22 °F December 4
9 -21 °F January 25
9 -21 °F January 12
January 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
35 20 0.07 0.7
33 3 0.34 4.1
10 -2 0.00 0.0
23 6 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
40 31 0.00 0.0
42 31 0.00 0.0
36 19 0.00 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
25 14 0.05 0.8
35 14 0.22 2.2
15 -21 0.04 0.6
-18 -30 0.03 0.3
26 -31 0.00 0.0
44 26 0.00 0.0
46 40 0.00 0.0
43 1 0.15 2.6
2 -11 0.10 1.1
-3 -14 0.01 0.1
43 -16 0.01 0.1
43 31 0.00 0.0
33 0 0.00 0.0
29 -11 0.05 0.7
-11 -18 0.06 0.8
-17 -21 0.10 1.4
-19 -26 0.04 0.4
2 -32 0.00 0.0
20 2 0.00 0.0
24 12 0.00 0.0
32 18 0.00 0.0
22 7 0.20 2.7
February 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
7 -12 0.07 1.0
17 -12 0.00 0.0
19 -5 0.01 0.1
35 -3 0.00 0.0
4 0 0.01 0.1
37 -4 0.00 0.0
41 31 0.00 0.0
41 19 0.05 0.4
32 19 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
40 31 0.00 0.0
44 23 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.02 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
47 24 0.00 0.0
40 19 0.01 0.1
51 30 0.00 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
57 15 0.00 0.0
39 14 0.00 0.0
27 4 0.36 3.7
4 -4 0.00 0.0
19 -5 0.00 0.0
29 -1 0.00 0.0
37 -9 0.00 0.0
45 7 0.00 0.0
46 1 0.00 0.0
6 -2 0.09 0.9
March 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
11 -8 0.04 0.7
43 -1 0.03 0.4
32 -5 0.13 1.3
35 16 0.00 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
50 20 0.05 0.4
35 11 0.05 0.8
36 29 0.00 0.0
70 29 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.00 0.0
69 39 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
70 33 0.00 0.0
56 31 0.00 0.0
54 24 0.00 0.0
44 21 0.20 2.0
28 20 0.41 4.7
28 19 0.07 0.7
30 18 0.03 0.4
36 20 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
60 30 0.00 0.0
April 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 38 0.00 0.0
41 20 0.04 0.4
33 18 0.00 0.0
63 16 0.00 0.0
73 45 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.02 0.0
49 30 0.04 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.16 1.0
47 29 0.04 0.0
56 33 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
38 29 0.17 1.7
40 24 0.00 0.0
44 20 0.00 0.0
56 21 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
56 19 0.00 0.0
70 33 0.00 0.0
56 33 0.08 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
68 35 0.00 0.0
80 47 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.19 0.1
47 32 0.03 0.3
May 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
57 29 0.00 0.0
62 27 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.01 0.0
52 38 0.01 0.0
40 33 0.21 0.2
45 33 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.13 0.0
58 33 0.01 0.0
61 32 0.01 0.0
63 34 0.00 0.0
71 42 0.00 0.0
79 47 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
82 46 0.00 0.0
81 47 0.01 0.0
67 44 0.00 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
58 47 0.27 0.0
69 47 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.00 0.0
67 44 0.00 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.02 0.0
50 43 0.91 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
70 40 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.00 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
90 51 0.00 0.0
June 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
85 59 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
86 47 0.00 0.0
91 53 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
85 59 0.02 0.0
86 60 0.79 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
68 52 0.00 0.0
68 46 0.00 0.0
73 45 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
83 52 0.00 0.0
89 56 0.01 0.0
79 54 0.03 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
74 46 0.01 0.0
70 50 0.03 0.0
80 43 0.00 0.0
66 52 0.05 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.00 0.0
71 49 0.00 0.0
76 48 0.00 0.0
90 54 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
88 52 0.00 0.0
July 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
59 43 0.01 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
80 44 0.00 0.0
82 46 0.00 0.0
81 57 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
97 54 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
78 49 0.00 0.0
74 55 0.04 0.0
86 57 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.07 0.0
73 52 0.19 0.0
79 47 0.00 0.0
69 47 0.00 0.0
76 46 0.00 0.0
63 40 0.94 0.0
57 42 0.11 0.0
56 46 0.07 0.0
65 46 0.05 0.0
73 51 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
89 55 0.01 0.0
86 54 0.00 0.0
91 55 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
91 54 0.00 0.0
98 59 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.02 0.0
August 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 54 0.27 0.0
57 53 0.27 0.0
75 52 0.01 0.0
84 51 0.00 0.0
83 57 0.00 0.0
89 58 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.00 0.0
89 60 0.00 0.0
96 71 0.00 0.0
94 60 0.00 0.0
96 65 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.01 0.0
64 57 0.35 0.0
73 59 0.13 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
88 55 0.00 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
82 53 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.20 0.0
72 56 0.02 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
83 52 0.00 0.0
87 52 0.00 0.0
89 57 0.00 0.0
95 58 0.00 0.0
93 56 0.00 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.00 0.0
September 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
71 46 0.00 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
79 43 0.00 0.0
75 43 0.00 0.0
82 47 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
70 40 0.00 0.0
83 48 0.00 0.0
74 45 0.00 0.0
59 45 0.00 0.0
68 49 0.03 0.0
54 43 0.36 0.0
71 38 0.00 0.0
79 46 0.00 0.0
78 51 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
74 42 0.00 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
62 42 0.40 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
74 39 0.00 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
53 31 0.00 0.0
36 28 0.01 0.1
47 28 0.00 0.0
61 32 0.00 0.0
46 28 0.05 0.4
45 29 0.00 0.0
67 29 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.00 0.0
October 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 52 0.01 0.0
69 40 0.02 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
55 25 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
74 36 0.00 0.0
73 36 0.01 0.0
36 22 0.19 2.1
33 22 0.00 0.0
67 28 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.03 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
59 28 0.00 0.0
65 31 0.00 0.0
51 25 0.00 0.0
56 24 0.00 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
65 35 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.05 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
50 25 0.02 0.2
45 24 0.00 0.0
36 19 0.58 5.0
20 5 0.26 2.2
28 -3 0.00 0.0
41 24 0.00 0.0
November 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
51 37 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.00 0.0
55 37 0.00 0.0
58 40 0.00 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
32 24 0.00 0.0
30 25 0.00 0.0
45 23 0.00 0.0
53 31 0.00 0.0
32 26 0.00 0.0
36 28 0.00 0.0
33 28 0.00 0.0
44 28 0.00 0.0
45 23 0.00 0.0
41 14 0.00 0.0
44 22 0.00 0.0
48 28 0.00 0.0
53 39 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.00 0.0
46 26 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.06 0.6
28 12 0.14 1.4
28 7 0.00 0.0
41 24 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
December 1972 Great Falls Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 2 0.33 4.2
3 -19 0.49 3.2
-10 -19 0.01 0.1
-5 -22 0.00 0.0
-4 -19 0.02 0.2
-12 -25 0.05 0.5
-17 -30 0.02 0.2
-4 -36 0.00 0.0
8 -5 0.01 0.1
13 -3 0.00 0.0
20 10 0.00 0.0
10 -6 0.08 1.0
20 -10 0.00 0.0
23 9 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
44 39 0.00 0.0
50 38 0.00 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.00 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
46 11 0.18 1.5
47 11 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.00 0.0
56 44 0.00 0.0
51 38 0.00 0.0
42 22 0.38 3.8
22 11 0.02 0.2
28 8 0.00 0.0
28 15 0.09 1.2
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Great Falls International Airport location
1892–1937 Great Falls 16th Street location