CDUS45 KTFX 212240 CLIHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 440 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 66 1124 AM 73 1928 50 16 56 MINIMUM 40 640 AM -11 1913 26 14 33 AVERAGE 53 38 15 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 0.33 1964 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.02 0.31 0.71 0.06 SINCE OCT 1 4.64 2.95 1.69 3.00 SINCE JAN 1 1.97 1.12 0.85 2.24 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 12 27 -15 20 MONTH TO DATE 511 642 -131 503 SINCE MAR 1 511 642 -131 503 SINCE JUL 1 4803 6136 -1333 5575 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 73 700 AM LOWEST 38 1100 AM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 69 1928 1960 1993 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -16 1898 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 729 AM MDT SUNSET 742 PM MDT MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 727 AM MDT SUNSET 744 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$