121  
CDUS45 KTFX 170739  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
139 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 43 329 PM 80 1994 57 -14 55  
MINIMUM 31 612 AM 6 1896 32 -1 35  
AVERAGE 37 44 -7 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.48 2006 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.52 0.33 0.23  
SINCE OCT 1 5.52 3.68 1.84 3.63  
SINCE JAN 1 2.85 1.85 1.00 2.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.5 1894 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 1.8 -0.8 1.0  
SINCE MAR 1 9.3 6.4 2.9 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 22.3 36.0 -13.7 36.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 20 8 20  
MONTH TO DATE 301 357 -56 314  
SINCE MAR 1 1019 1255 -236 990  
SINCE JUL 1 5311 6749 -1438 6062  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 57 1200 AM  
LOWEST 28 200 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 80 1994  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 9 1896  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM MDT SUNSET 819 PM MDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 635 AM MDT SUNSET 820 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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