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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, March 1981

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1981 1-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	34.5°F (1.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	2002
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1910
	Ties: 1900
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	2019
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1921
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1992
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1992
	Ties: 1941
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1992
	Ties: 1953, 1999
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	32.0°F (0.0°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1961
	Ties: 1926, 1963
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1961
	Ties: 1934
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1992
	Ties: 1926
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1961
	Ties: 1963, 2007
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1931, 1961
	Ties: 1939
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1931
	Ties: 2007
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1931
	Ties: 1941, 1953
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2013
	Ties: 1940
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1935
	Ties: 1999
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1941
	Ties: 1906, 1907, 1966, 1974
Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1920, 1957, 1998, 2020
Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1935
	Ties: 1922, 1923, 1931, 1949, 1957, 1976, 1978, 1999, 2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/