549 CDUS45 KTFX 130741 CLIHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 141 AM MDT WED MAR 13 2024 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2024... 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 54 120 PM 74 2007 46 8 35 MINIMUM 35 740 AM -12 1950 23 12 11 AVERAGE 45 35 10 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.39 2005 0.02 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.17 0.14 0.45 SINCE OCT 1 4.35 2.81 1.54 4.36 SINCE JAN 1 2.83 0.98 1.85 0.95 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1866 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.0 2.1 1.9 5.5 SINCE MAR 1 4.0 2.1 1.9 5.5 SINCE JUL 1 51.7 31.7 20.0 32.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 30 -10 42 MONTH TO DATE 393 385 8 492 SINCE MAR 1 393 385 8 492 SINCE JUL 1 5443 5879 -436 6077 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 800 PM LOWEST 32 1200 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 69 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -14 1897 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE 743 AM MDT SUNSET 732 PM MDT MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE 741 AM MDT SUNSET 733 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$