938 CDUS45 KTFX 212240 CLIHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 440 PM MDT SUN APR 21 2024 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 61 209 PM 82 1906 58 3 42 1942 MINIMUM 31 352 AM 6 2008 34 -3 26 AVERAGE 46 46 0 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.73 1886 0.04 -0.04 0.07 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 0.70 0.02 0.80 SINCE OCT 1 5.67 3.86 1.81 6.08 SINCE JAN 1 4.15 2.03 2.12 2.67 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 19 19 0 31 MONTH TO DATE 372 455 -83 494 SINCE MAR 1 1234 1353 -119 1589 SINCE JUL 1 6284 6847 -563 7174 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 61 100 AM LOWEST 31 300 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 83 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 17 1951 1967 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE 629 AM MDT SUNSET 825 PM MDT APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE 627 AM MDT SUNSET 826 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$