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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
440 PM MDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         46    252 PM  80    1910  57    -11       50       
                                      1936                           
  MINIMUM         24    558 AM   9    1951  33     -9       34       
  AVERAGE         35                        45    -10       42     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.64 2003   0.03  -0.03     0.02     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      0.59   0.13     0.45     
  SINCE OCT 1      5.67                      3.75   1.92     5.73     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.15                      1.92   2.23     2.32     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           30                        20     10       23        
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       397   -101      404        
  SINCE MAR 1   1158                      1295   -137     1499        
  SINCE JUL 1   6208                      6789   -581     7084        

 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     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        85      1962                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         7      1951                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   634 AM MDT   SUNSET   821 PM MDT     
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   632 AM MDT   SUNSET   822 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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