CDUS45 KTFX 162240 CLIHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 440 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 59 259 PM 80 1927 58 1 49 1991 MINIMUM 27 645 AM 12 1946 33 -6 32 AVERAGE 43 45 -2 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.39 1908 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.02 0.42 0.60 1.30 SINCE OCT 1 1.02 0.42 0.60 1.30 SINCE JAN 1 12.21 9.99 2.22 12.52 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 22 20 2 24 MONTH TO DATE 233 256 -23 282 SINCE SEP 1 387 466 -79 354 SINCE JUL 1 411 529 -118 380 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE SEP 1 11 28 -17 36 SINCE JAN 1 496 433 63 467 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 AM LOWEST 42 300 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 80 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 11 1905 1930 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 747 AM MDT SUNSET 639 PM MDT OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 749 AM MDT SUNSET 637 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$