CXUS55 KTFX 011633 CLMHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 933 AM MST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 10/04/2024 LOW -8 10/30/1991 HIGHEST 82 10/09 64 18 76 10/10 LOWEST 22 10/24 27 -5 23 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.2 57.6 1.6 56.8 AVG. MINIMUM 33.8 33.5 0.3 34.6 MEAN 46.5 45.5 1.0 45.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.1 -1.1 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 14 13.8 0.2 15 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.81 1925 MINIMUM 0.01 TOTALS 2.27 0.78 1.49 1.39 DAYS >= .01 5 7.0 -2.0 DAYS >= .10 3 2.6 0.4 DAYS >= .50 2 0.3 1.7 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.0 1.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.14 10/23 TO 10/23 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 27.7 1925 24 HR TOTAL 14.0 10/11/1891 TO 10/11/1891 TOTALS MM 2.8 MM 4.2 SINCE 7/1 2.9 3.3 -0.4 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE MM 1.5 MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM 0.9 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 566 603 -37 590 SINCE 7/1 744 878 -134 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 496 433 63 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/280 DATE 10/09 24/340 10/10 24/260 10/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/340 DATE 10/10 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.28 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$