848  
CDUS45 KTFX 202240  
CLIHLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
440 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
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..THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 92 259 PM 96 1953 84 8 92  
1967  
MINIMUM 53 621 AM 39 1916 52 1 63  
1956  
1995  
AVERAGE 73 68 5 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.89 1933 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.68 -0.11 1.36  
SINCE OCT 1 11.71 10.08 1.63 10.72  
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 8.25 0.79 9.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 12 -1 11  
SINCE JUN 1 185 179 6 134  
SINCE JUL 1 18 35 -17 23  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 4 4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 109 121 -12 121  
SINCE JUN 1 399 363 36 361  
SINCE JAN 1 419 370 49 386    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 500 AM  
LOWEST 15 300 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 95 1991  
2005  
2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 38 1933  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM MDT SUNSET 829 PM MDT  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 634 AM MDT SUNSET 827 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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