It was an unseasonable July day in Montana on Tuesday with widespread rain and well below average temperatures as a strong storm system from Canada slowly passed through the state.
As with every storm, rain totals varied a lot across the state, but most of north-central Montana did receive some very beneficial moisture.
Some locations along the Rocky Mountain Front in the Glacier National Park area received almost 2" of rain. Across the plains, most locations received between .25" and 1.25" of rain, with the lowest amounts along the Hi-Line east of I-15.
Daily record rainfall was recorded today in both Great Falls and Cut Bank. As of 9pm, Great Falls has received 1.13" of rain since midnight, shattering the old daily rainfall record for July 15th of 0.88" set back in 1950. As of 9pm, Cut Bank has received 0.92" of rain, shattering the old daily rainfall record for July 15th of 0.63" set in 1922.
Showers will gradually taper off as we go through Tuesday night, with just a few lingering showers around on Wednesday east of I-15.
