716  
CDUS45 KTFX 170759  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
159 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 62 223 PM 91 1988 67 -5 79  
2006  
MINIMUM 41 204 AM 28 1986 42 -1 50  
AVERAGE 52 54 -2 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.86 2015 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.86 0.78 2.08 1.06  
SINCE OCT 1 6.53 4.96 1.57 6.78  
SINCE JAN 1 5.77 3.13 2.64 5.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1942 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 7.6 -6.6 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 36.8 37.2 -0.4 57.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 11 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 153 215 -62 194  
SINCE MAR 1 1387 1727 -340 1555  
SINCE JUL 1 6459 7221 -762 6605  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 0 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 4 0 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (32)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 300 AM  
LOWEST 31 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM MDT SUNSET 858 PM MDT  
MAY 18 2025...........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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