CDUS45 KTFX 070745 CLIHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 145 AM MDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 74 446 PM 90 1966 63 11 58 MINIMUM 27 550 AM 23 1996 38 -11 34 AVERAGE 51 51 0 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.75 1896 0.04 -0.04 0.00 1958 MONTH TO DATE T 0.23 -0.23 1.10 SINCE OCT 1 6.09 4.41 1.68 4.77 SINCE JAN 1 3.42 2.58 0.84 4.01 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.6 1965 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 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 14 14 0 19 MONTH TO DATE 83 90 -7 70 SINCE MAR 1 1383 1602 -219 1304 SINCE JUL 1 5675 7096 -1421 6376 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 500 AM LOWEST 20 500 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1987 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)39 22 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 846 PM MDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 847 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$