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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 1979

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1979 1-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1927
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1936
	Ties: 1895, 1965
Apr–May 1979 2-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1975
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Mar–May 1979 3-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	2002
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1910
	Ties: 2014
Feb–May 1979 4-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	2019
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934
	Ties: 1909
Jan–May 1979 5-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	-6.8°F (-3.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1982
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	-7.0°F (-3.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1969
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1992
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	34.5°F (1.4°C)	-7.5°F (-4.2°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1926
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-6.2°F (-3.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1899
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1987
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	-5.4°F (-3.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1917
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-4.9°F (-2.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-4.6°F (-2.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1899
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934
	Ties: 1917, 1969
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1899, 1917
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1988
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-4.0°F (-2.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1932, 1988
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1941
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1952
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 2021
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1935
	Ties: 1954, 1969

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/