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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
440 PM MST SUN MAR 03 2024

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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         33    346 PM  68    1921  43    -10       37       
  MINIMUM         11    935 AM -20    1891  21    -10       22       
                                      1976                           
  AVERAGE         22                        32    -10       30     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.01          0.31 1998   0.01   0.00      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.04   0.24      T       
  SINCE OCT 1      4.32                      2.68   1.64     3.91     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.80                      0.85   1.95     0.50     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           43                        33     10       35        
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       101     10       99        
  SINCE MAR 1    111                       101     10       99        
  SINCE JUL 1   5161                      5595   -434     5684        

 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    69                                                        

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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        71      1987                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -30      2019                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  3 2024.........SUNRISE   703 AM MST   SUNSET   618 PM MST     
MARCH  4 2024.........SUNRISE   701 AM MST   SUNSET   619 PM MST     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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