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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
440 PM MDT FRI MAR 15 2024

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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         54    259 PM  72    1994  47      7       39       
  MINIMUM         24    525 AM -20    1906  24      0       27       
  AVERAGE         39                        36      3       33     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.38 2018   0.01  -0.01     0.37     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.21   0.10     0.85     
  SINCE OCT 1      4.35                      2.85   1.50     4.76     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.83                      1.02   1.81     1.35     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           26                        29     -3       32        
  MONTH TO DATE  468                       474     -6      578        
  SINCE MAR 1    468                       474     -6      578        
  SINCE JUL 1   5518                      5968   -450     6163        

 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    55                                                        

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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        70      1994                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -10      1906                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE   740 AM MDT   SUNSET   735 PM MDT     
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE   738 AM MDT   SUNSET   736 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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