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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
440 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 52 152 PM 91 1988 67 -15 62
2006
MINIMUM 41 859 AM 28 1986 42 -1 41
AVERAGE 47 54 -7 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.86 2015 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.78 -0.70 2.86
SINCE OCT 1 6.17 4.96 1.21 6.53
SINCE JAN 1 3.50 3.13 0.37 5.77
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 18 11 7 13
MONTH TO DATE 154 215 -61 153
SINCE MAR 1 1454 1727 -273 1387
SINCE JUL 1 5746 7221 -1475 6459
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 4
SINCE MAR 1 1 0 1 4
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 1000 AM
LOWEST 41 200 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 26 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM MDT SUNSET 857 PM MDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM MDT SUNSET 858 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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