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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
440 PM MDT THU MAR 14 2024

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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         50    259 PM  72    2015  47      3       47       
  MINIMUM         33    700 AM -13    1906  24      9       34       
  AVERAGE         42                        36      6       41     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.36 1927   0.02  -0.02     0.03     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.20   0.11     0.48     
  SINCE OCT 1      4.35                      2.84   1.51     4.39     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.83                      1.01   1.82     0.98     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           23                        30     -7       24        
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       445     -5      546        
  SINCE MAR 1    440                       445     -5      546        
  SINCE JUL 1   5490                      5939   -449     6131        

 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    46                                                        

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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        72      1994                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -20      1906                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE   741 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 PM MDT     
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE   740 AM MDT   SUNSET   735 PM MDT     


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




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