CXUS55 KTFX 010814 CLMHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 214 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1866 TO 2024 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 89R 10/04 64 25 82 10/19 LOWEST 22 10/30 27 -5 5 10/27 10/31 10/28 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.6 57.6 9.0 56.1 AVG. MINIMUM 36.8 33.5 3.3 34.4 MEAN 51.7 45.5 6.2 45.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.1 -1.1 5 DAYS MIN <= 32 7 13.8 -6.8 8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.81 1925 MINIMUM 0.01 TOTALS 0.01R 0.78 -0.77 1.47 DAYS >= .01 1 7.0 -6.0 DAYS >= .10 0 2.6 -2.6 DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.01 10/21 TO 10/21 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 27.7 1925 24 HR TOTAL 14.0 10/11/1891 TO 10/11/1891 TOTALS 0.0 2.8 -2.8 13.9 SINCE 7/1 0.0 3.3 -3.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 1.5 -1.5 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.9 -0.9 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 405 603 -198 605 SINCE 7/1 500 878 -378 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 590 433 157 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/290 DATE 10/04 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/300 DATE 10/04 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.15 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$