215  
CDUS45 KTFX 170841  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
141 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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 57 342 PM 59 1977 37 20 13  
MINIMUM 27 815 AM -30 1956 17 10 4  
AVERAGE 42 27 15 9  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.39 1929 0.01 -0.01 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.23 0.34 1.23  
SINCE OCT 1 3.34 2.45 0.89 2.72  
SINCE JAN 1 0.67 0.62 0.05 1.96  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.9 1959 0.3 -0.3 3.4  
MONTH TO DATE 0.8 3.9 -3.1 16.3  
SINCE DEC 1 4.4 18.2 -13.8 30.9  
SINCE JUL 1 11.6 26.9 -15.3 33.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 38 -15 56  
MONTH TO DATE 408 626 -218 968  
SINCE DEC 1 2377 3220 -843 3271  
SINCE JUL 1 3849 5062 -1213 4654  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 400 AM  
LOWEST 23 400 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 59 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -28 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 556 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 558 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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