017  
CDUS45 KTFX 030836  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
136 AM MST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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 41 751 PM 57 1939 31 10 32  
MINIMUM 31 713 AM -26 1950 12 19 20  
AVERAGE 36 22 14 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.06 1884 0.02 0.00 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.04  
SINCE OCT 1 2.69 1.86 0.83 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 10.6 1884 0.3 -0.3 0.5  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 3.4 8.2 -4.8 2.5  
SINCE JUL 1 10.6 16.9 -6.3 4.8  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 43 -14 39  
MONTH TO DATE 64 86 -22 78  
SINCE DEC 1 1018 1376 -358 995  
SINCE JUL 1 2490 3218 -728 2378  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 600 AM  
LOWEST 78 100 AM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1893  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -30 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 812 AM MST SUNSET 453 PM MST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 812 AM MST SUNSET 454 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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