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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
440 PM MST MON DEC 25 2023

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...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 2023...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2023


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         30    326 PM  54    1885  31     -1       50       
                                      1890                           
  MINIMUM          9    850 AM -26    1983  12     -3       24       
  AVERAGE         20                        22     -2       37     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.00 1880   0.01  -0.01     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.37  -0.34     0.68     
  SINCE OCT 1      1.52                      1.74  -0.22     3.40     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.48                     11.31   1.17    11.49     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           45                        43      2       28        
  MONTH TO DATE  769                      1028   -259     1267        
  SINCE DEC 1    769                      1028   -259     1267        
  SINCE JUL 1   2330                      2870   -540     3137        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1    588                       433    155      751        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     5   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  FOG                                                                 
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                        
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           900 AM                                      
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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THE HELENA MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        61      1980                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -27      1996                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 25 2023......SUNRISE   811 AM MST   SUNSET   445 PM MST     
DECEMBER 26 2023......SUNRISE   811 AM MST   SUNSET   446 PM MST     


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




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