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Great Falls, MT

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2014
8.99in
15th wettest of 135 years · normal 5.37"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 134 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.18in
41st wettest of 135 yrs
193% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.99in
15th wettest of 135 yrs
167% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
13.7in
28th wettest of 135 yrs
126% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.36in
on Jun 23, 1907 · in 136 years

Dry Streak

9days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 62 days (to Dec 7, 1907)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 18 days

Year to Date vs Normal

126%
13.7" of a normal 10.88" · wettest 19.37" (1975) · driest 4.53" (1919)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 133-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 14.82" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197525.24in
2190923.73in
3199323.01in
4198922.37in
5190622.27in

Driest Years on Record

119046.68in
218956.73in
319357.45in
419529.02in
519369.16in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~2.58") and driest in Nov (~0.5"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1953, 8.13".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Great Falls — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.29in
set in 1989

Rain on Aug 24

20%
of 134 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.14″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.04″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.09″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.18″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.22″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.24″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.14″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.12″1944: 0.03″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.66″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.54″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.87″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.03″1964: 0.03″1965: 0.28″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.05″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.39″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.03″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.07″1988: 0.00″1989: 1.29″1990: 0.40″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.12″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.04″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.02″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.62″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.30″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Great Falls's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Great Falls, MT — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Great Falls's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Great Falls, MT — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Great Falls's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Great Falls, MT — county drought history since 2000
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Snow Season

Season to Date (since Jul 1)

0.0in
2nd snowiest of 135 seasons · snowiest since 2025 · normal 0.0"

Snowiest Season on Record

8.3in
winter of 1992–1993

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:22 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight13h 48m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

47.47°N, 111.38°W

Nearby Stations

Helena, MT66 mi SWHavre, MT105 mi NEMissoula, MT132 mi WKalispell, MT145 mi WBillings, MT177 mi SEGlasgow, MT226 mi E

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