CDUS45 KTFX 200731 CLIHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 131 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2026 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 63 251 PM 90 1954 68 -5 62 MINIMUM 29 528 AM 24 1997 43 -14 38 AVERAGE 46 55 -9 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.82 1938 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.98 -0.88 3.37 SINCE OCT 1 6.19 5.16 1.03 7.04 SINCE JAN 1 3.52 3.33 0.19 6.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1931 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 9.3 7.6 1.7 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 22.3 37.2 -14.9 36.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 10 9 15 MONTH TO DATE 221 246 -25 194 SINCE MAR 1 1521 1758 -237 1428 SINCE JUL 1 5813 7252 -1439 6500 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 400 AM LOWEST 30 200 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 28 1959 2021 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM MDT SUNSET 902 PM MDT MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM MDT SUNSET 903 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$