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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 1987

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1987 1-Month	35.6°F (2.0°C)	34.5°F (1.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	2002
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1910
	Ties: 1927
Feb–Mar 1987 2-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	2019
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1984
Jan–Mar 1987 3-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	5.1°F (2.9°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1992
	Ties: 1983
Dec 1986–Mar 1987 4-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	5.7°F (3.2°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1992
Nov 1986–Mar 1987 5-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1992
Oct 1986–Mar 1987 6-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	32.0°F (0.0°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1961
Sep 1986–Mar 1987 7-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1961
	Ties: 1977
Aug 1986–Mar 1987 8-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1992
	Ties: 1934, 1964
Jul 1986–Mar 1987 9-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1961
	Ties: 1921
Jun 1986–Mar 1987 10-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1931, 1961
	Ties: 1964, 1968
May 1986–Mar 1987 11-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1931
	Ties: 1953, 1968
Apr 1986–Mar 1987 12-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1931
Oct 1985–Mar 1987 18-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2013
	Ties: 1962
Apr 1985–Mar 1987 24-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1935
	Ties: 1901, 2009
Apr 1984–Mar 1987 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1952
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1941
	Ties: 1898, 1911, 1922, 1924, 1978
Apr 1983–Mar 1987 48-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1952
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1934
	Ties: 1911, 1959, 1999
Apr 1982–Mar 1987 60-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1952
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1935
	Ties: 1903, 1983

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/