CXUS55 KTFX 011530 CLMHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 930 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 78 03/30/2004 LOW -30 03/25/1955 HIGHEST 69 03/18 52 17 51 03/13 LOWEST 11 03/03 19 -8 8 03/10 03/04 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.2 47.5 0.7 39.0 AVG. MINIMUM 25.6 24.6 1.0 20.0 MEAN 36.9 36.1 0.8 29.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 3.2 -2.2 5 DAYS MIN <= 32 27 25.4 1.6 30 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.1 -1.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.39 1898 MINIMUM T TOTALS 0.91 0.52 0.39 1.37 DAYS >= .01 9 6.9 2.1 DAYS >= .10 2 2.0 0.0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.42 03/23 TO 03/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 26.6 1888 24 HR TOTAL 16.1 MM TOTALS 9.3 4.6 4.7 16.1 SINCE 7/1 57.0 34.2 22.8 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 DAYS >= TRACE 11 3.7 7.3 DAYS >= 1.0 2 1.6 0.4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 03/24 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 862 898 -36 1095 SINCE 7/1 5912 6391 -479 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/270 DATE 03/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/260 DATE 03/21 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 11 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$