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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
440 PM MST TUE MAR 05 2024

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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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    359 PM  73    1987  43    -10       25       
  MINIMUM         18    553 AM -27    2019  21     -3       13       
  AVERAGE         26                        32     -6       19     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             0.73 1897   0.02  -0.02     0.12     
                                      1932                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.07   0.21     0.12     
  SINCE OCT 1      4.32                      2.71   1.61     4.03     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.80                      0.88   1.92     0.62     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           39                        33      6       46        
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       167     25      184        
  SINCE MAR 1    192                       167     25      184        
  SINCE JUL 1   5242                      5661   -419     5769        

 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           900 AM                                      
 LOWEST     46           300 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        70      2020                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -20      1920                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  5 2024.........SUNRISE   659 AM MST   SUNSET   621 PM MST     
MARCH  6 2024.........SUNRISE   657 AM MST   SUNSET   622 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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