382  
CDUS45 KTFX 170742  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
142 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 358 PM 91 1988 67 12 83  
2006  
MINIMUM 50 537 AM 28 1986 42 8 49  
AVERAGE 65 54 11 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.86 2015 0.06 -0.06 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 1.06 0.78 0.28 0.62  
SINCE OCT 1 6.78 4.96 1.82 6.94  
SINCE JAN 1 5.26 3.13 2.13 3.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1942 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 10.2 7.6 2.6 21.6  
SINCE JUL 1 57.9 37.2 20.7 48.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 11 -11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 194 215 -21 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1555 1727 -172 1819  
SINCE JUL 1 6605 7221 -616 7404  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 2  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 600 AM  
LOWEST 3 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 33  
   
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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 2024...........SUNRISE 551 AM MDT SUNSET 859 PM MDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 550 AM MDT SUNSET 900 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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