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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT

440 PM MDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         50    141 PM  87    2017  63    -13       50       

  MINIMUM         35    115 AM  20    1996  38     -3       39       

  AVERAGE         43                        50     -7       45     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          0.64 1888   0.04  -0.04     0.39     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.19  -0.19     1.10     

  SINCE OCT 1      6.09                      4.37   1.72     4.77     

  SINCE JAN 1      3.42                      2.54   0.88     4.01     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY           22                        14      8       20        

  MONTH TO DATE   67                        76     -9       51        

  SINCE MAR 1   1367                      1588   -221     1285        

  SINCE JUL 1   5659                      7082  -1423     6357        



 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        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)        

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    57           300 AM                                      

 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    47                                                        



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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1966                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        23      1996                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   843 PM MDT     

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   844 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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