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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT

440 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026



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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         77R   243 PM  71    1910  49     28       49       

  MINIMUM         41    723 AM -11    1913  26     15       30       

  AVERAGE         59                        38     21       40     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          0.78 1898   0.02  -0.02     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.02                      0.29   0.73     0.06     

  SINCE OCT 1      4.64                      2.93   1.71     3.00     

  SINCE JAN 1      1.97                      1.10   0.87     2.24     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            6                        28    -22       25        

  MONTH TO DATE  499                       615   -116      483        

  SINCE MAR 1    499                       615   -116      483        

  SINCE JUL 1   4791                      6109  -1318     5555        



 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    67           800 AM                                      

 LOWEST     18           300 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    43                                                        



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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        73      1928                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -11      1913                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE   731 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 PM MDT     

MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE   729 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 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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