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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
132 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026

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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         60    203 PM  78    1926  56      4       74
                                      1984
                                      1988
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM   9    1896  32      6       30
  AVERAGE         49                        44      5       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1925   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.49   0.36     0.23
  SINCE OCT 1      5.52                      3.65   1.87     3.63
  SINCE JAN 1      2.85                      1.82   1.03     2.87

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1884   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       1.7   -0.7      1.0
  SINCE MAR 1      9.3                       6.3    3.0      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     22.3                      35.9  -13.6     36.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        21     -5       13
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       337    -64      294
  SINCE MAR 1    991                      1235   -244      970
  SINCE JUL 1   5283                      6729  -1446     6042

 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 (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           700 AM
 LOWEST     37           700 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        80      1994
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         6      1896


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   639 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 PM MDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   637 AM MDT   SUNSET   819 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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