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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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City: Billings Glasgow Great Falls Helena Missoula

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Great Falls, Montana

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1942

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1942 1-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1927
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1936
	Ties: 1903, 1945, 1946, 1989, 2005
Apr–May 1942 2-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1975
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1957, 2016
Mar–May 1942 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	2002
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1910
	Ties: 1923, 1966, 1977
Feb–May 1942 4-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	2019
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1935
Jan–May 1942 5-Month	35.6°F (2.0°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1982
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 2009
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1969
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1992
	Ties: 1995
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	34.5°F (1.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1979
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1926
	Ties: 1964
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month	36.5°F (2.5°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1987
	Ties: 1924, 1925, 2003
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1901, 2021
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1978
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 2002, 2003, 2022
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1908, 1974, 1983, 1990, 2003, 2005
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899, 1917
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1905, 1974
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1979
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1988
	Ties: 1939, 2006
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1932, 1988
	Ties: 1931, 2007
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1952
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1941
	Ties: 1933, 2000
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1952
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1952
				--	--	1935
	Ties: 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/