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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

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City: Billings Glasgow Great Falls Helena Missoula

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Great Falls, Montana

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1956

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1956 1-Month	33.0°F (0.6°C)	34.5°F (1.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	2002
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1910
	Ties: 1936, 1957
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	2019
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1993
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1969
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1992
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month	24.3°F (-4.3°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1969
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1992
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	-6.1°F (-3.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1969
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1992
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	32.0°F (0.0°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1969
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1961
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1969
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1961
	Ties: 1920, 1982
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1969
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1992
	Ties: 1913, 1947
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1969
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1961
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1969
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1931, 1961
	Ties: 1913, 1965
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1969
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1931
	Ties: 1922, 1949, 1982
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1969
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1931
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 1996
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1935
	Ties: 1951, 1986, 1994
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1952
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1941
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 1984, 2011
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1952
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1960, 1967, 1984, 1995
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1952
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1935
	Ties: 1915, 1954, 1955, 1971

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/