Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
539 CXUS55 KTFX 010920 CLMHLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 220 AM MST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE HELENA MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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 69 02/24/1995 02/27/1932 LOW -42 02/02/1996 HIGHEST 56 02/29 41 15 51 02/26 LOWEST -4 02/17 12 -16 -13 02/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 38.4 37.2 1.2 38.4 AVG. MINIMUM 20.2 17.2 3.0 17.3 MEAN 29.3 27.2 2.1 27.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 7 7.8 -0.8 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 24 26.0 -2.0 26 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 3.3 -1.3 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.30 2019 MINIMUM 0.02 TOTALS 1.72 0.42 1.30 0.10 DAYS >= .01 13 6.5 6.5 DAYS >= .10 6 1.3 4.7 DAYS >= .50 1 0.0 1.0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.58 02/07 TO 02/07 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 31.1 1936 24 HR TOTAL 15.0 02/08/1943 TO 02/08/1943 TOTALS 20.6 6.6 14.0 0.8 SINCE 7/1 47.7 29.6 18.1 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4 DAYS >= TRACE 13 5.6 7.4 DAYS >= 1.0 5 2.5 2.5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 10 02/16 24 HR TOTAL 6.5 02/15 TO 02/15 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1029 1058 -29 1033 SINCE 7/1 5050 5562 -512 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/260 DATE 02/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/250 DATE 02/25 40/180 02/28 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 0 FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 10 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$