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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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Great Falls, Montana

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1972

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1972 1-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1975
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1915
	Ties: 1986
Mar–Apr 1972 2-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	2002
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1910
	Ties: 1933
Feb–Apr 1972 3-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	2019
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1895, 1906, 1927, 1964
Jan–Apr 1972 4-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	32.7°F (0.4°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1969
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1992
	Ties: 2002
Dec 1971–Apr 1972 5-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-5.0°F (-2.8°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1992
	Ties: 1951, 1993
Nov 1971–Apr 1972 6-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969, 1979
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1926, 1992
Oct 1971–Apr 1972 7-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1987
	Ties: 1907, 1949
Sep 1971–Apr 1972 8-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	36.5°F (2.5°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1899, 1969
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1992, 2012
Aug 1971–Apr 1972 9-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1969
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1992
	Ties: 1927, 1971
Jul 1971–Apr 1972 10-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1957
Jun 1971–Apr 1972 11-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1897, 1975
May 1971–Apr 1972 12-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1966
Nov 1970–Apr 1972 18-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1988
	Ties: 1930, 1996
May 1970–Apr 1972 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1935, 1941, 1988
	Ties: 1909, 1910, 1936, 1953, 1973
May 1969–Apr 1972 36-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1952
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1941
	Ties: 1922, 1973
May 1968–Apr 1972 48-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1918, 1951, 1997
May 1967–Apr 1972 60-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1952
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1935
	Ties: 1900, 1914

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/