CDUS45 KTFX 042240 CLIHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 440 PM MDT MON MAY 04 2026 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 58 259 PM 87 1966 63 -5 70 MINIMUM 45 558 AM 22 1996 38 7 42 AVERAGE 52 50 2 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.88 1993 0.04 -0.04 0.71 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.71 SINCE OCT 1 6.09 4.33 1.76 4.38 SINCE JAN 1 3.42 2.50 0.92 3.62 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 13 15 -2 9 MONTH TO DATE 42 62 -20 31 SINCE MAR 1 1342 1574 -232 1265 SINCE JUL 1 5634 7068 -1434 6337 COOLING TODAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 51 600 AM LOWEST 30 300 PM AVERAGE 41 .......................................................... THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 2017 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM MDT SUNSET 842 PM MDT MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM MDT SUNSET 843 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$