168  
CDUS45 KTFX 182240  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
440 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 54 250 PM 91 2006 67 -13 54  
MINIMUM 33 352 AM 26 1903 42 -9 46  
AVERAGE 44 55 -11 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.10 1944 0.06 -0.06 0.42  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.91 -0.81 3.37  
SINCE OCT 1 6.19 5.09 1.10 7.04  
SINCE JAN 1 3.52 3.26 0.26 6.28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 10 11 15  
MONTH TO DATE 202 236 -34 179  
SINCE MAR 1 1502 1748 -246 1413  
SINCE JUL 1 5794 7242 -1448 6485  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 1200 AM  
LOWEST 30 200 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM MDT SUNSET 859 PM MDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 549 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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