CDUS45 KTFX 080740 CLIHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 140 AM MDT FRI MAY 08 2026 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 65 200 PM 86 1987 64 1 78 1992 MINIMUM 47 523 AM 22 1885 39 8 36 AVERAGE 56 51 5 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 0.51 1948 0.04 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.27 -0.22 1.10 SINCE OCT 1 6.14 4.45 1.69 4.77 SINCE JAN 1 3.47 2.62 0.85 4.01 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.3 1938 0.0 0.0 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 9 14 -5 8 MONTH TO DATE 92 104 -12 78 SINCE MAR 1 1392 1616 -224 1312 SINCE JUL 1 5684 7110 -1426 6384 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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 500 AM LOWEST 39 100 AM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 85 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 23 1997 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 847 PM MDT MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 601 AM MDT SUNSET 848 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$