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Helena, MT

46.604°N, 111.989°W · station HLNthr · 147 years of record
48°F
forecast low · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Helena.
52°WED9/248°THU9/350°FRI9/449°SAT9/549°SUN9/651°MON9/750°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Helena — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#69 / 146
coldest Sep 3 in 146 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 3 ever

32°F
set in 1958

Mildest Sep 3 ever

62°F
set in 1893
Forecast low 48°F — 69th coldest Sep 3 of 146 years · record 32°F (1958) · coldest since 2021.
1880: 54°F1881: 43°F1882: 60°F1883: 51°F1884: 45°F1885: 46°F1886: 59°F1887: 46°F1888: 58°F1889: 45°F1890: 44°F1891: 45°F1892: 52°F1893: 62°F1894: 46°F1895: 47°F1896: 46°F1897: 46°F1898: 50°F1899: 53°F1900: 48°F1901: 53°F1902: 39°F1903: 45°F1904: 47°F1905: 49°F1906: 48°F1907: 51°F1908: 45°F1909: 47°F1910: 42°F1911: 53°F1912: 42°F1913: 57°F1914: 51°F1915: 42°F1916: 53°F1917: 39°F1918: 43°F1919: 44°F1920: 45°F1921: 47°F1922: 53°F1923: 58°F1924: 46°F1925: 52°F1926: 48°F1927: 52°F1928: 50°F1929: 39°F1930: 50°F1931: 56°F1932: 46°F1933: 47°F1934: 48°F1935: 50°F1936: 53°F1937: 52°F1938: 54°F1939: 53°F1940: 55°F1941: 47°F1942: 52°F1943: 38°F1944: 50°F1945: 45°F1946: 52°F1947: 59°F1948: 46°F1949: 43°F1950: 51°F1951: 43°F1952: 39°F1953: 43°F1954: 48°F1955: 51°F1956: 41°F1957: 50°F1958: 32°F1959: 35°F1960: 58°F1961: 36°F1962: 38°F1963: 43°F1964: 46°F1965: 44°F1966: 45°F1967: 49°F1968: 43°F1969: 44°F1970: 45°F1971: 43°F1972: 40°F1973: 36°F1974: 37°F1975: 35°F1976: 53°F1977: 45°F1978: 52°F1979: 48°F1980: 50°F1981: 40°F1982: 52°F1983: 55°F1984: 41°F1985: 53°F1986: 53°F1987: 52°F1988: 48°F1989: 48°F1990: 53°F1991: 47°F1992: 53°F1993: 44°F1994: 55°F1995: 48°F1996: 49°F1997: 52°F1998: 49°F1999: 46°F2000: 47°F2001: 55°F2002: 52°F2003: 50°F2004: 47°F2005: 50°F2006: 42°F2007: 58°F2008: 39°F2009: 54°F2010: 42°F2011: 43°F2012: 39°F2013: 59°F2014: 49°F2015: 49°F2016: 55°F2017: 54°F2018: 44°F2019: 52°F2020: 56°F2021: 44°F2022: 56°F2023: 58°F2024: 55°F2025: 55°F48° forecast3035404550556065188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 348°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record32°F
This-date rank#69 of 146
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-42°F (1893)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1880–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Helena in each calendar month, and for the whole 1880–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°FJan 7, 1902-42°FJan 31, 1893
Feb69°FFeb 27, 1932-42°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar78°FMar 30, 2004-30°FMar 25, 1955
Apr86°FApr 25, 1910-10°FApr 1, 1936
May95°FMay 28, 191917°FMay 2, 1954
Jun104°FJun 14, 202130°FJun 13, 1969
Jul105°FJul 12, 200236°FJul 1, 1898
Aug105°FAug 24, 196928°FAug 25, 1992
Sep102°FSep 7, 20226°FSep 24, 1926
Oct89°FOct 4, 2024-8°FOct 30, 1935
Nov76°FNov 5, 2020-39°FNov 16, 1959
Dec70°FDec 1, 2021-40°FDec 30, 1880
All-time105°FAug 24, 1969-42°FJan 31, 1893

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Helena so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

74°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 1936

Coldest high ever

-33°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 31, 1893
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan47°FJan 18, 1919-33°FJan 31, 1893
Feb48°FFeb 18, 1930-27°FFeb 2, 1887
Mar50°FMar 15, 2015-10°FMar 6, 1951
Apr57°FApr 23, 189110°FApr 1, 1936
May65°FMay 31, 193631°FMay 1, 1899
Jun69°FJun 22, 190039°FJun 7, 1895
Jul74°FJul 23, 193646°FJul 24, 1918
Aug72°FAug 9, 188244°FAug 22, 1992
Sep65°FSep 13, 188223°FSep 23, 1934
Oct61°FOct 3, 19175°FOct 31, 1935
Nov58°FNov 7, 1931-12°FNov 27, 1896
Dec51°FDec 1, 2021-28°FDec 29, 1880
All-time74°FJul 23, 1936-33°FJan 31, 1893

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

139 days
record run, ended Mar 31 1969

So far in 2026

88 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Helena's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 49°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 13°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 17°FMar: 48°FMar: 24°FApr: 57°FApr: 32°FMay: 66°FMay: 41°FJun: 75°FJun: 49°FJul: 86°FJul: 55°FAug: 85°FAug: 53°FSep: 73°FSep: 44°FOct: 58°FOct: 33°FNov: 43°FNov: 22°FDec: 33°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight13h 20m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.60°N, 111.99°W

Nearby Stations

Great Falls, MT66 mi NEMissoula, MT102 mi WKalispell, MT158 mi NWHavre, MT169 mi NEBillings, MT173 mi EChallis, ID179 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Helena's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Helena, MT — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Helena's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Helena, MT — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1880

Each cell is one day's low at Helena, coloured by temperature — 147 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Helena, MT daily low heat map 1880–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Helena — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
88 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 120th most in 147 years. Normal for this point: 98. Record: 122 in 1909.

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