918  
CDUS45 KTFX 022233  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
433 PM MDT WED MAY 2 2012  
 
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2012  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 54 1243 PM 86 1947 63 -9 68  
MINIMUM 27 526 AM 17 1954 37 -10 27  
AVERAGE 41 50 -9 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.77 1950 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.08 -0.08 T  
SINCE OCT 1 4.70 3.88 0.82 4.88  
SINCE JAN 1 3.31 2.31 1.00 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.7 1950 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.4 10.0 -8.6 4.0  
SINCE JUL 1 40.1 37.3 2.8 36.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 24 15 9 17  
MONTH TO DATE 42 31 11 37  
SINCE MAR 1 1266 1524 -258 1701  
SINCE JUL 1 6386 7085 -699 7485  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 500 AM  
LOWEST 26 100 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 84 1966  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 23 1967  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2012...........SUNRISE 611 AM MDT SUNSET 840 PM MDT  
MAY 3 2012...........SUNRISE 610 AM MDT SUNSET 841 PM MDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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