CXUS55 KTFX 010814 CLMGTF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 214 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GREAT FALLS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 91 10/03/1943 LOW -11 10/30/1991 HIGHEST 84 10/04 65 19 81 LOWEST 22 10/29 31 -9 -2 AVG. MAXIMUM 65.8 57.0 8.8 55.5 AVG. MINIMUM 37.1 32.6 4.5 32.9 MEAN 51.4 44.8 6.6 44.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.7 -1.7 DAYS MIN <= 32 12 14.6 -2.6 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.43 1975 MINIMUM T TOTALS 0.18 1.07 -0.89 1.81 DAYS >= .01 2 7.4 -5.4 DAYS >= .10 1 3.2 -2.2 DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.17 10/21 TO 10/21 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 28.0 2020 24 HR TOTAL 9.7 10/03/1957 TO 10/04/1957 TOTALS 0.0 5.2 -5.2 10.2 SINCE 7/1 T 6.3 -6.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 3.3 -3.3 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.8 -1.8 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 415 628 -213 639 SINCE 7/1 591 1000 -409 MM COOLING TOTAL 2 2 0 4 SINCE 1/1 385 310 75 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 55/270 DATE 10/04 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 74/270 DATE 10/04 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 3 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. $$