105  
CDUS45 KTFX 170732  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
132 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 52 152 PM 91 1988 67 -15 62  
2006  
MINIMUM 39 1159 PM 28 1986 42 -3 41  
AVERAGE 46 54 -8 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.86 2015 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.78 -0.70 2.86  
SINCE OCT 1 6.17 4.96 1.21 6.53  
SINCE JAN 1 3.50 3.13 0.37 5.77  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1942 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 9.3 7.6 1.7 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 22.3 37.2 -14.9 36.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 11 8 13  
MONTH TO DATE 155 215 -60 153  
SINCE MAR 1 1455 1727 -272 1387  
SINCE JUL 1 5747 7221 -1474 6459  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 4  
SINCE MAR 1 1 0 1 4  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 1000 AM  
LOWEST 41 500 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 26 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM MDT SUNSET 858 PM MDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM MDT SUNSET 859 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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