Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-LC-19 Latitude 46.643284
Station Name Helena 5.8 NE Longitude -111.91937
County Lewis And Clark Elevation (ft) 3727



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 19 0.90 0.55 31 0.55 31 0.00 0 0 7 5 5.5 5 3
Nov 19 0.51 0.22 30 0.22 30 0.00 0 0 7 6 8.0 6 4
Dec 19 0.26 0.05 31 0.05 31 0.00 0 0 2 2 0.3 2 3
Jan 20 0.37 0.05 31 0.05 31 0.00 0 0 4 4 0.6 3 0
Feb 20 0.28 0.12 29 0.12 29 0.00 0 0 6 9 1.3 5 0
March 20 0.50 0.48 31 0.48 31 0.00 0 0 7 6 6.5 6 4
April 20 1.25 0.61 30 0.61 30 0.00 0 0 7 2 3.3 4 1
May 20 1.71 1.57 31 1.57 31 0.00 0 0 12 3 0.0 0 0
June 20 2.08 3.50 30 3.50 30 0.00 0 0 13 6 0.0 0 0
July 20 1.37 0.49 31 0.49 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 20 1.20 0.15 31 0.15 31 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 20 1.07 0.38 30 0.38 30 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 11.50" 8.17" 366 days 8.17" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 80 days 48 days 25.5" 31 days 15 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2019 0.00
10/2/2019 0.00
10/3/2019 0.00
10/4/2019 0.00
10/5/2019 0.00
10/6/2019 0.00
10/7/2019 0.00
10/8/2019 0.01
10/9/2019 0.19
10/10/2019 T
10/11/2019 0.00
10/12/2019 0.00
10/13/2019 0.00
10/14/2019 0.00
10/15/2019 0.00
10/16/2019 0.00
10/17/2019 T
10/18/2019 0.00
10/19/2019 0.04
10/20/2019 0.00
10/21/2019 0.00
10/22/2019 0.03
10/23/2019 0.16
10/24/2019 T
10/25/2019 0.00
10/26/2019 0.05
10/27/2019 T
10/28/2019 0.07
10/29/2019 T
10/30/2019 0.00
10/31/2019 0.00
11/1/2019 0.00
11/2/2019 0.00
11/3/2019 0.00
11/4/2019 T
11/5/2019 0.00
11/6/2019 T
11/7/2019 0.00
11/8/2019 0.00
11/9/2019 0.00
11/10/2019 0.05
11/11/2019 0.00
11/12/2019 0.00
11/13/2019 0.00
11/14/2019 0.00
11/15/2019 0.00
11/16/2019 T
11/17/2019 T
11/18/2019 0.00
11/19/2019 0.01
11/20/2019 T
11/21/2019 0.00
11/22/2019 0.00
11/23/2019 0.00
11/24/2019 0.00
11/25/2019 0.01
11/26/2019 0.01
11/27/2019 T
11/28/2019 0.02
11/29/2019 0.04
11/30/2019 0.08
12/1/2019 0.00
12/2/2019 0.00
12/3/2019 0.00
12/4/2019 0.00
12/5/2019 0.00
12/6/2019 0.00
12/7/2019 0.00
12/8/2019 0.02
12/9/2019 0.00
12/10/2019 0.00
12/11/2019 0.00
12/12/2019 0.00
12/13/2019 0.00
12/14/2019 0.00
12/15/2019 0.00
12/16/2019 0.00
12/17/2019 0.00
12/18/2019 0.00
12/19/2019 0.00
12/20/2019 0.00
12/21/2019 0.00
12/22/2019 0.00
12/23/2019 0.00
12/24/2019 0.03
12/25/2019 T
12/26/2019 0.00
12/27/2019 0.00
12/28/2019 T
12/29/2019 0.00
12/30/2019 0.00
12/31/2019 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2020 0.02
1/2/2020 0.00
1/3/2020 0.00
1/4/2020 T
1/5/2020 0.00
1/6/2020 0.00
1/7/2020 0.00
1/8/2020 0.00
1/9/2020 0.01
1/10/2020 0.00
1/11/2020 0.00
1/12/2020 0.00
1/13/2020 0.01
1/14/2020 T
1/15/2020 0.01
1/16/2020 0.00
1/17/2020 0.00
1/18/2020 0.00
1/19/2020 0.00
1/20/2020 0.00
1/21/2020 0.00
1/22/2020 T
1/23/2020 0.00
1/24/2020 0.00
1/25/2020 T
1/26/2020 0.00
1/27/2020 0.00
1/28/2020 0.00
1/29/2020 0.00
1/30/2020 0.00
1/31/2020 0.00
2/1/2020 0.00
2/2/2020 T
2/3/2020 0.00
2/4/2020 T
2/5/2020 T
2/6/2020 T
2/7/2020 T
2/8/2020 0.03
2/9/2020 T
2/10/2020 0.03
2/11/2020 0.00
2/12/2020 T
2/13/2020 0.00
2/14/2020 T
2/15/2020 T
2/16/2020 0.00
2/17/2020 0.02
2/18/2020 0.01
2/19/2020 0.00
2/20/2020 0.00
2/21/2020 0.00
2/22/2020 0.00
2/23/2020 0.00
2/24/2020 0.02
2/25/2020 0.01
2/26/2020 0.00
2/27/2020 0.00
2/28/2020 0.00
2/29/2020 0.00
3/1/2020 T
3/2/2020 0.00
3/3/2020 T
3/4/2020 T
3/5/2020 0.00
3/6/2020 0.00
3/7/2020 0.00
3/8/2020 0.10
3/9/2020 T
3/10/2020 0.00
3/11/2020 0.00
3/12/2020 0.02
3/13/2020 T
3/14/2020 0.10
3/15/2020 0.01
3/16/2020 0.00
3/17/2020 0.00
3/18/2020 T
3/19/2020 0.00
3/20/2020 0.00
3/21/2020 0.00
3/22/2020 0.01
3/23/2020 0.00
3/24/2020 0.00
3/25/2020 0.00
3/26/2020 0.01
3/27/2020 0.00
3/28/2020 0.00
3/29/2020 0.00
3/30/2020 0.00
3/31/2020 0.23
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2020 0.01
4/2/2020 0.00
4/3/2020 0.00
4/4/2020 0.02
4/5/2020 0.00
4/6/2020 0.00
4/7/2020 0.00
4/8/2020 0.00
4/9/2020 0.00
4/10/2020 0.00
4/11/2020 0.06
4/12/2020 0.00
4/13/2020 0.00
4/14/2020 0.00
4/15/2020 0.03
4/16/2020 0.01
4/17/2020 0.00
4/18/2020 0.00
4/19/2020 T
4/20/2020 0.00
4/21/2020 0.00
4/22/2020 0.00
4/23/2020 0.01
4/24/2020 0.00
4/25/2020 0.00
4/26/2020 0.00
4/27/2020 T
4/28/2020 0.00
4/29/2020 0.00
4/30/2020 0.47
5/1/2020 0.10
5/2/2020 0.00
5/3/2020 T
5/4/2020 0.00
5/5/2020 0.00
5/6/2020 0.03
5/7/2020 0.00
5/8/2020 0.02
5/9/2020 0.00
5/10/2020 0.00
5/11/2020 0.03
5/12/2020 0.04
5/13/2020 0.02
5/14/2020 0.00
5/15/2020 0.12
5/16/2020 0.00
5/17/2020 0.00
5/18/2020 0.07
5/19/2020 0.11
5/20/2020 0.67
5/21/2020 0.33
5/22/2020 0.03
5/23/2020 T
5/24/2020 0.00
5/25/2020 0.00
5/26/2020 0.00
5/27/2020 0.00
5/28/2020 0.00
5/29/2020 0.00
5/30/2020 0.00
5/31/2020 T
6/1/2020 T
6/2/2020 0.00
6/3/2020 0.00
6/4/2020 0.00
6/5/2020 0.00
6/6/2020 0.10
6/7/2020 0.24
6/8/2020 0.24
6/9/2020 0.00
6/10/2020 0.03
6/11/2020 T
6/12/2020 0.02
6/13/2020 0.00
6/14/2020 0.49
6/15/2020 0.00
6/16/2020 0.29
6/17/2020 0.28
6/18/2020 0.30
6/19/2020 0.00
6/20/2020 T
6/21/2020 T
6/22/2020 0.00
6/23/2020 0.00
6/24/2020 T
6/25/2020 T
6/26/2020 0.00
6/27/2020 0.01
6/28/2020 0.51
6/29/2020 0.86
6/30/2020 0.13
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2020 0.04
7/2/2020 0.00
7/3/2020 T
7/4/2020 0.20
7/5/2020 T
7/6/2020 T
7/7/2020 0.00
7/8/2020 0.00
7/9/2020 0.00
7/10/2020 0.12
7/11/2020 0.00
7/12/2020 0.00
7/13/2020 0.00
7/14/2020 0.00
7/15/2020 0.00
7/16/2020 0.00
7/17/2020 0.03
7/18/2020 0.00
7/19/2020 0.00
7/20/2020 0.00
7/21/2020 0.00
7/22/2020 0.00
7/23/2020 0.04
7/24/2020 0.02
7/25/2020 0.04
7/26/2020 0.00
7/27/2020 0.00
7/28/2020 0.00
7/29/2020 0.00
7/30/2020 0.00
7/31/2020 0.00
8/1/2020 0.00
8/2/2020 0.00
8/3/2020 0.00
8/4/2020 0.00
8/5/2020 0.00
8/6/2020 0.05
8/7/2020 0.04
8/8/2020 0.00
8/9/2020 0.00
8/10/2020 0.00
8/11/2020 0.00
8/12/2020 0.00
8/13/2020 0.00
8/14/2020 0.00
8/15/2020 0.00
8/16/2020 0.00
8/17/2020 0.00
8/18/2020 0.00
8/19/2020 0.01
8/20/2020 0.00
8/21/2020 0.00
8/22/2020 0.00
8/23/2020 0.00
8/24/2020 0.00
8/25/2020 0.03
8/26/2020 0.02
8/27/2020 T
8/28/2020 0.00
8/29/2020 0.00
8/30/2020 0.00
8/31/2020 0.00
9/1/2020 0.00
9/2/2020 0.00
9/3/2020 0.00
9/4/2020 0.00
9/5/2020 0.00
9/6/2020 0.00
9/7/2020 0.11
9/8/2020 0.03
9/9/2020 0.00
9/10/2020 0.00
9/11/2020 0.00
9/12/2020 0.00
9/13/2020 0.00
9/14/2020 0.00
9/15/2020 0.00
9/16/2020 0.00
9/17/2020 0.00
9/18/2020 0.00
9/19/2020 0.24
9/20/2020 0.00
9/21/2020 0.00
9/22/2020 0.00
9/23/2020 0.00
9/24/2020 0.00
9/25/2020 0.00
9/26/2020 T
9/27/2020 0.00
9/28/2020 0.00
9/29/2020 0.00
9/30/2020 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dry day. Not as cold, high 51. A few small patches of snow left in areas that are mostly in the shade all day.
10/2/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some dense fog this morning. Mostly sunny and a touch warmer today. Low 25. High 54.
10/3/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny this morning. Became cloudy towards evening. Low 25. High 62.
10/4/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy and cool today. Low 30. High 55.
10/5/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Might have had a shower today, but not home all day. Rain gauge is dry.
10/6/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and a touch warmer today. Low 39. High 59.
10/7/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy this morning. Mostly sunny and mild this afternoon. Low 36. High 68.
10/8/2019 6:00 PM 0.01 0.1 0.01 T T Partly cloudy and seasonable this morning. Cold front moved through at Noon time. Light rain/snow this afternoon. A trace of snow only on the grass and decks at 6 PM. High 58 at Noon time, low 31 at 6 PM.
10/9/2019 6:00 PM 0.19 3.5 0.19 2.0 M Cloudy, with light snow overnight. Passing light snow showers during the day and early evening. High 31 last evening. Low 23 at observation time. About 3.5 inches of snow in the Helena Valley, all fell overnight. Roads snow/ice this morning. Mostly dry this evening out in the valley.
10/10/2019 6:00 PM T T T 1.0 M Light snow shower last evening. Cold but sunny today. Low 16. High 33.
10/11/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Dry and sunny, but another cold day for middle October. Low 15. High 41. Just a trace of snow left in the fields.
10/12/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny day and a bit warmer. Snow melted away. High 51.
10/13/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/14/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/15/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/16/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and a very nice fall day. Low 31. High 71.
10/17/2019 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy and cooler today. Windy this afternoon. A few rain drops towards evening.
10/18/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy this morning. Sunny this afternoon. Windy at times this afternoon and evening. High 54.
10/19/2019 6:00 PM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy, with a light rain shower this afternoon. Low 35. High 52
10/20/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/21/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/22/2019 6:00 PM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Scattered rain showers this afternoon and evening. Strong winds today, with numerous wind gusts around 55 mph both synoptic and convective. High 61.
10/23/2019 6:00 PM 0.16 0.1 0.01 0.0 0.00 Rain and snow showers overnight. Snowfall of only 0.1 inches in the valley. Snow all melted by afternoon. High 39 today.
10/24/2019 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Light rain or snow shower early this morning. A bit breezy this afternoon. High around 52.
10/25/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and warm this afternoon. Breezy/windy at times, but not too bad, maybe peak gust 35 to 40 mph. High 72. Low 38.
10/26/2019 6:00 PM 0.05 0.3 M T T Cold front went through around 1230 AM. Wind gusts near 55 mph at that time. Some rain/snow. Snowfall around 0.3 inches. Scattered snow showers this afternoon.
10/27/2019 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Trace of snow last night and this morning.
10/28/2019 6:00 PM 0.07 1.5 0.07 1.0 M Light to moderate snowfall this morning. Cloudy, with a cold front moving through this afternoon. Temperatures falling this afternoon.
10/29/2019 6:00 PM T T T T M Light snow showers last night and this morning. No new accumulation. Cold for October. Low 7. High 21.
10/30/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Mostly sunny and another cold October day. Low 0. High 28.
10/31/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Mostly cloudy and a cool Halloween. Low 23. High 34.
11/1/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny. Chilly. Snow about 90 percent gone. Low 15. High 41.
11/2/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy and a seasonable November day. Breezy at times this afternoon. Not as cool as yesterday. Low 28. High 53.
11/3/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy. Mild overnight. Low 36. High 50.
11/4/2019 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy. A few very light rain showers today. A touch cooler this afternoon. High 45. Low 33.
11/5/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and mild afternoon until the cold front went through. Low 32. High 59.
11/6/2019 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A light snow shower this morning.
11/7/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy this morning. Some sun this afternoon. High 42.
11/8/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy. Seasonable November day. Light winds. Low 20. High 42.
11/9/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/10/2019 6:00 PM 0.05 1.2 M 1.0 M Periods of light snow throughout the day.
11/11/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M
11/12/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
11/13/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/14/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/15/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/16/2019 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower overnight.
11/17/2019 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower early this morning.
11/18/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy. High 49. No wind all day.
11/19/2019 6:00 PM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy, with light rain showers on and off throughout the day. Only 0.01 inches of rainfall though. No snow here.
11/20/2019 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Light snow shower last night around 1030 PM. Some sun today. Breeze made it feel cooler. Low 29. High 36.
11/21/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/22/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny all day. Cold this morning. Seasonable November day this afternoon. Low 15. High 45.
11/23/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy and seasonable today. Low 21. High 44.
11/24/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some clouds this morning. Mostly sunny and windy this afternoon. Some gusts over 40 mph. Low 38. High 51.
11/25/2019 6:00 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 T T A mix of clouds and sun today. Light snow started around 4 PM.
11/26/2019 6:00 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 T T Light snow shower last evening.
11/27/2019 6:00 PM T T T T T Light snow shower last night. Light snow this afternoon. Much more snow in town, almost no snow out here in the valley.
11/28/2019 6:00 PM 0.02 0.2 0.02 T T Light snow showers on and off since last night.
11/29/2019 6:00 PM 0.04 1.7 0.04 2.0 M On and off light snow the past 24 hours. However, the snow became steady and moderate after 4 PM
11/30/2019 6:00 PM 0.08 4.5 M 6.0 M Periods of snow, moderate at times last night and early this morning. Cold November day. High 18. 4.5 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours. Storm total last few days was 6.4 inches. Current snow depth in the Helena valley is 6 inches.
12/1/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M Cold December day. Low -12. High 18. Sunny in the morning. Clouds moved in during the afternoon.
12/2/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 M Some sun this morning. Mostly cloudy but mild this afternoon. Snow melted, down to 3 inches on average. High 41.
12/3/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M
12/4/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
12/5/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
12/6/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
12/7/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
12/8/2019 6:00 PM 0.02 0.1 M T M Snow grains and light snow this morning into early this afternoon. Clearing and turning cold this evening.
12/9/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
12/10/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
12/11/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/12/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/13/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/14/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/15/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Might have had a snow shower in the afternoon, but I was not home. No precipitation in the gauge. I could see snow showers on the cameras. Helena Airport reported a snow shower a few times.
12/16/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/17/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Normal December day for the Helena valley. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs mid 30s. Mostly cloudy, light breeze.
12/18/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/19/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/20/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Low temp last evening at 30 degrees. High today, mild 56 around Noon time for December. A bit breezy towards evening.
12/21/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very mild December Day. Low 45. High 58. Breezy/windy at times, but not the worst.
12/22/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/23/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/24/2019 6:00 PM 0.03 0.2 0.03 0.0 0.00 Light snow started in the morning and ended by mid afternoon. Snow all melted by the time the snow ended.
12/25/2019 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Dense fog overnight. Some snow grains on the ground in the morning.
12/26/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/27/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/28/2019 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Very light snow shower fell overnight. It all melted today.
12/29/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/30/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/31/2019 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/1/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain this morning. Some froze on parts of the driveway.
1/2/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/3/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/4/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very windy at times. A trace of rain fell. Some areas were wet, but only a trace in the gauge.
1/5/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/6/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/7/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/9/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 T M Snow shower on Thursday afternoon.
1/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/11/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/12/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/13/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 T M Light snow overnight. 0.2 inches fell. Very light snow showers this afternoon, only a trace of new snow.
1/14/2020 6:00 PM T T T T M
1/15/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 T M Light snow overnight. About 0.2 inches of snowfall fell.
1/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M The snow has melted pretty much off on the good grass in the sunny areas, still a trace of snow cover in the fields.
1/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
1/18/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
1/19/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 It was mild for January this afternoon, with high of 44. Low 18. Snow all melted this afternoon.
1/20/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/21/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/22/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Light snow shower overnight.
1/23/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/24/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/25/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Light snow shower overnight.
1/26/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/27/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A light convective snow shower in town around 4 PM. Nothing at my house though.
1/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/30/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/31/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/1/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some rain showers in town in the evening, but nothing at my station.
2/2/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Some light snow showers this afternoon. Just a dusting of snow in places at best.
2/3/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/4/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A snow shower just before 6 PM.
2/5/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A few light snow showers overnight. The snow all evaporated or blew away by morning.
2/6/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Scattered light snow showers early this morning.
2/7/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A few flurries fell during the morning hours
2/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.3 0.03 0.0 0.00 Flurries overnight. Snow shower in the morning with 0.3 inches. It almost all melted by the end of the day.
2/9/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A few flurries on Saturday evening.
2/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.6 0.03 0.0 0.00 Light snow early this morning. About 0.6 inches fell. Most of the snow melted by late afternoon.
2/11/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/12/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A few flurries this morning.
2/13/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/14/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A light snow shower overnight. Just a trace of snow.
2/15/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Just a dusting of snow last evening. It all melted/blew away by morning.
2/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Seen some snow showers around the Helena valley throughout the day, but nothing at my station.
2/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.1 0.02 T M Mostly all snow grains fell in a shower this afternoon. 0.02 moisture and 0.1 snow.
2/18/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 T M 0.0 0.00 Another snow grain shower this afternoon. Most of the snow all melted by evening.
2/19/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/20/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/21/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/22/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/23/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/24/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.1 0.02 0.0 0.00 A thunderstorm with rain/snow/graupel moved through on Sunday night. I was not here to count the thunder. Some strong wind gusts as well. (Estimated 50 mph+)
2/25/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.0 0.00 Light snow fell last night, mostly after 8 PM. Only about 0.2 inches this morning on average. All melted in the sun by Noon time.
2/26/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/27/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/1/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Light snow shower early in the morning and again mid morning. Just a trace of snow both times.
3/2/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/3/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A light snow shower about 2 AM Tue morning. Windy at times today, with wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph at times.
3/4/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 A few light rain or snow showers during the day.
3/5/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/6/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/7/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers overnight. 0.10 inches of rain fell. No signs of any snowfall. Some sidewalks/pavements did freeze by morning.
3/9/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Very light snow shower this morning. Only a trace of snow fell.
3/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/11/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers around the Helena valley this afternoon, but nothing at my station from what I can tell.
3/12/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.5 0.02 0.0 0.00 Light snow this morning. Roads were icy. The snow all melted by early afternoon.
3/13/2020 6:00 PM T T T T T Light snow started mid afternoon. Just a trace by 6 PM. Snow started sticking in town and making things icy at 430 PM.
3/14/2020 6:00 PM 0.10 4.5 0.10 4.0 M 1.5 inches of snow overnight. Wind blew most of the snow away during the day. 3 additional inches from 4 PM until 6 PM. Still snowing at 6 PM.
3/15/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.6 0.01 2.5 M About 1/2 inch on Saturday evening. Another 0.1 inch on Sunday morning. Snow, slowly melting today.
3/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Snow continues to slowly melt. Down to 1 inch in the valley.
3/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow mostly melted out today. Just a few small drifts here/there.
3/18/2020 6:00 PM T T T 0.0 0.00 Light snow shower overnight and this morning. Just a trace of snowfall. Snow all melted by evening.
3/19/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/20/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/21/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/22/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.3 0.01 0.0 0.00 Light snow overnight. Snow all melted by early afternoon.
3/23/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/24/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/25/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers all around the valley, but nothing at my house so far.
3/26/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.1 0.01 0.0 0.00 Snow shower last evening. Just 0.1 inches of snow. All melted by mid day.
3/27/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Seen some showers in the mountains today, but nothing fell at the house that I could tell.
3/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/30/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers around the Helena valley, but nothing at my house.
3/31/2020 6:00 PM 0.23 0.5 M 0.5 M Light rain overnight. Then rain/snow during the day, with a period of accumulating snowfall late Monday afternoon.
4/1/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.3 0.01 T T Some light snow overnight, about 0.3 inches. Just a trace of snow depth on the ground by evening.
4/2/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow all melted out today.
4/3/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/4/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.3 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.3 inches of light snow overnight. All melted during the day.
4/5/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/6/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some distant showers over the mountains. Nothing at my house in the Helena valley today.
4/7/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/9/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/11/2020 6:00 PM 0.06 2.5 M 1.0 M Periods of snow overnight and through this morning. Snow started melting this afternoon.
4/12/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow melted out here in the valley today. Just some snow left in areas that are shaded or drifted.
4/13/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Scattered snow showers in the mountains around the valley today. Didn't see anything at the house. Did have a few convective wind gusts estimated around 40 mph.
4/14/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/15/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 T M 0.0 0.00 Trace of snow overnight. All melted by 8 AM Wednesday morning.
4/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.2 M 0.0 0.00 0.2 inches of snowfall Wednesday evening.
4/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/18/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No rain in the valley today.
4/19/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few sprinkles around mid day.
4/20/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/21/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/22/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/23/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower this morning. Showers went around us this afternoon. Breezy at times today.
4/24/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/25/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/26/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mild temperatures, but fairly breezy/windy at times this afternoon.
4/27/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just a few sprinkles late this afternoon. Windy at times this afternoon.
4/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/30/2020 6:00 PM 0.47 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.47 inches of rainfall today. Some pea size hail and a thunderstorm. This is the most rainfall on one day since early September. The ground soaked up the rainfall very well.
5/1/2020 6:00 PM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers Thursday night.
5/2/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/3/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower overnight and during day.
5/4/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/5/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very nice day. Mostly light winds and sunny day in the Helena valley. High 72.
5/6/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Strong wind and heavy rain shower around 430 PM. Only 0.03 inches of rainfall though. Temperature fell about 20 degrees in the next 2 hours.
5/7/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some rain drops around the Helena valley earlier today, but I did not notice anything here.
5/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower overnight, and a few sprinkles during the day.
5/9/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/11/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some light rain showers today.
5/12/2020 6:00 PM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower overnight of 0.03 inches and another 0.01 inches on Tuesday afternoon.
5/13/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.01 inches overnight and 0.01 inches this afternoon. Quite windy this afternoon and into the mid evening hours, mostly over 30 mph.
5/14/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/15/2020 6:00 PM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers today. Ended at 6 PM.
5/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/18/2020 6:00 PM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain overnight.
5/19/2020 6:00 PM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers overnight.
5/20/2020 6:00 PM 0.67 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of rain, heavy at times overnight. Another rain shower just before 6 PM. Some pea size hail at times overnight and just before 6 PM.
5/21/2020 6:00 PM 0.33 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain overnight. No flooding out in the valley.
5/22/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Several light rain showers last evening and overnight.
5/23/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just a few sprinkles out in the valley. It did rain in town though towards Saturday evening.
5/24/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/25/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/26/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/27/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Might have had some sprinkles mid day, but not home, and the rain gauge was dry.
5/30/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/31/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few sprinkles between 6 PM and 7 PM on Saturday evening. Windy all day today.
6/1/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A very light rain shower right before observation time.
6/2/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/3/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/4/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/5/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/6/2020 6:00 PM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers, on/off throughout the day. Rain is starting to come down heavy at my observation time of 6 PM.
6/7/2020 6:00 PM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy rainfall on Saturday evening. Shower on Sunday afternoon.
6/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/9/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Several light rain showers, mostly Wednesday morning.
6/11/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A light rain shower just before 6 PM. Just a trace of rainfall with this shower.
6/12/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain shower on Thursday evening produce 0.02 inches.
6/13/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wind gusts near 60 mph at times this afternoon. Fire started in the mountains south of Helena.
6/14/2020 6:00 PM 0.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower this morning, about 0.06 inches. Strong thunderstorm this afternoon, with pea size hail. Took about 2 hours for most of the hail to melt. About 0.43 inches (hail contaminated) fell late this afternoon. Minor field and ditch flooding for about 1/2 hour after the afternoon storm.
6/15/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.29 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of light rain overnight and into early this afternoon.
6/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of light rain late last night through this afternoon.
6/18/2020 6:00 PM 0.30 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of light rain last night and through this morning.
6/19/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/20/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers late this afternoon.
6/21/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few very light sprinkles on Saturday evening. If not outside at the time, never would have known it was sprinkling.
6/22/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/23/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/24/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Trace of rainfall with thunderstorms late this afternoon. Showers looked heavier all around me. Just several drops here.
6/25/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Trace of rain with a thunderstorm on Wednesday evening. Winds estimated about 50 to 55 mph just after 6 PM on Wed evening. Just 1 tiny pine branch down at my house.
6/26/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and very warm day. High 89.
6/27/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Several passing light rain showers. Only 0.01 inches of rainfall today. About 10 rumbles of thunder.
6/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.51 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 About 0.20 inches on Saturday evening with a thunderstorm. About 0.30 inches on Sunday afternoon with steady rain. The steady rain began around 230 PM and continues as of 6 PM.
6/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.86 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Pretty much a steady rain beginning on Sunday evening and lasting into Monday evening. Did not notice any breaks in the precipitation today, although it was a light mist/drizzle at times. Puddles in the yard are very small. Water pretty much just soaking in, as the houly rainfall rate is less than 0.15 inches per hour.
6/30/2020 6:00 PM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain on Sunday evening until about 8 PM (0.06 inches). Then light rain showers around mid day Monday (0.07 inches).
7/1/2020 6:00 PM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain showers and thunderstorm late this morning and early this afternoon.
7/2/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/3/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunderstorm beginning at observation time. Winds gusting over 40 mph at times when the thunderstorm approached.
7/4/2020 6:00 PM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunderstorm on Friday evening, with about 0.02 inches. 2 Thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon with about 0.18 inches. A few hailstones smaller than 1/2 inch on Saturday afternoon.
7/5/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower on Saturday evening and again on Sunday afternoon. Just a trace of rainfall.
7/6/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few raindrops late on Sunday evening as a thunderstorm moved mainly south of my house.
7/7/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunderstorms went through around mid day. However, I was not home, and the rain gauge is dry.
7/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/9/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain shower this morning. Some gusty winds near 40 mph as it moved through. Very nice the rest of the day.
7/11/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/12/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers just south of me at observation time. Nothing here so far.
7/13/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We might have had a few sprinkles last evening, but I was not home, and the rain gauge was dry this morning.
7/14/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/15/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and warm today. High 91.
7/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light thunderstorm moved through the area on Friday afternoon. Things dried up fairly quick, with only 0.03 inches of rainfall.
7/18/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/19/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/20/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/21/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/22/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers mainly northwest of my area late this afternoon.
7/23/2020 6:00 PM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers last evening, overnight and again this afternoon. Total rainfall was only 0.04 inches though.
7/24/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower this morning.
7/25/2020 6:00 PM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain shower on Friday evening. Sunny all day Saturday.
7/26/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/27/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Might have had a light rain shower overnight, but the gauge was dry.
7/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers around late this afternoon, but nothing on station.
7/30/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/31/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Distant lightning to the east on Thursday evening. Nothing here on station
8/1/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunderstorm south of town late on Friday evening. Dry on station.
8/2/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/3/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers south of town Monday morning, but nothing on station.
8/4/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/5/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers west of station at observation time. No precipitation as of 6 PM on station.
8/6/2020 6:00 PM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers/thunderstorms on Wednesday evening, only a trace. Rain showers on Thursday morning. Brief heavy rain shower/thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon. Total rainfall of 0.05 inches
8/7/2020 6:00 PM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light thunderstorm on Thursday evening. Sunny and breezy today.
8/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/9/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/11/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/12/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/13/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy and pleasant today. High near 75.
8/14/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/15/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny this morning, mostly cloudy this afternoon. Very warm. High 93.
8/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/18/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/19/2020 6:00 PM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers this morning from passing thunderstorms. Only 0.01 inches at my station. Showers this afternoon went south of my place.
8/20/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Smoke aloft moved in last night. Smokey aloft all day. Then a wind blew out some smoke last this afternoon. No storms at my house today. Could not see the storms nearby because of the smokey skies.
8/21/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/22/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/23/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/24/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Smoke really moved in during the afternoon hours. Visibility down to about 4 or 5 miles by evening.
8/25/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Visibility about 4 to 5 miles all day in smoke. Thunderstorm this afternoon. Only 0.03 inches of rainfall. Wind gust around 45 mph when it first started.
8/26/2020 6:00 PM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.02 inches of rainfall on Tuesday evening from a rain shower.
8/27/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few sprinkles Thursday morning.
8/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Smoke started to thin this evening. Still very warm today.
8/30/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Windy at times around mid day. Not as warm, highs in the lower 70s. Might have been some sprinkles around the area today, but my gauge was dry.
8/31/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Might have had some sprinkles today, but the gauge was dry this evening. Some sprinkles in Helena this morning.
9/1/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/2/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wildfire west of Helena this afternoon. Very warm and windy this afternoon, turned cooler this evening.
9/3/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/4/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/5/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/6/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and very warm. High 89.
9/7/2020 6:00 PM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain this morning, some sprinkles this afternoon. Much cooler. Afternoon temperatures only in the lower 40s. Snow in the mountains.
9/8/2020 6:00 PM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers on Monday evening and very early Tuesday morning. Sunny and dry Tuesday afternoon. Storm total of 0.14 inches of rainfall from Monday thru Tuesday. No snow in the Helena valley.
9/9/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and a nice day. High 71.
9/10/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and warm today. High 79.
9/11/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/12/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/13/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Smoked moved into the area by morning. Visibility was down to about 9 miles at times during the day, but a thick overcast, not much sun.
9/14/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Smoke became thicker during the day. Visibility down to about 3 miles all afternoon.
9/15/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Smoke reduced visibility to between 2 and 3 miles all day. The sun did filter through though, resulting in a bit warmer afternoon temperature today. High 77.
9/16/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Visibility was better this morning, around 9 miles or so, but fell to about 3 miles by late afternoon. Cooler today. High 71.
9/17/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Smoke quite bad once again today. Visibility around 3 miles most of the day. High 75.
9/18/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Smokey all day. Visibility around 2 to 3 miles most of the day. High 72.
9/19/2020 6:00 PM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers during the late morning and afternoon. 0.24 inches. Smoke started to clear out by evening.
9/20/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some sun this afternoon.
9/21/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/22/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Might have been some showers around the valley late this afternoon, but no rainfall on station.
9/23/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/24/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some light smoke the last few days thinned out quite a bit this afternoon as windy conditions developed.
9/25/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/26/2020 6:00 PM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light rain shower early in the morning. Just a trace. Windy at times during the day.
9/27/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/28/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/29/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny all day. A little windy at times this afternoon. Warm for the end of September. High 81
9/30/2020 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
4/30/2020 2:30 PM 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Mixed 10 3min no damage Continuous True Same time as rain After smaller hail 10-20
5/20/2020 5:30 PM Pea size hail fell overnight. It was piled up by the rain gutter this morning. Pea size hail feel near 530 PM this evening, just a bit, most was soft, just a few bounced in the evening hail. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Soft|White Ice 5 3min no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail vertical
6/14/2020 4:45 PM NA 1/4" Pea Size NA minor leaf damage False
7/4/2020 2:35 PM Pea size to a bit larger hail falling...should be less than 1/2 inch. Did not cover ground. Lasted just under 5 minutes. Just kept hearing pings on metal building across the street. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard 4 2min no damage Intermittent False After rain After smaller hail 10-20