Montana · THREADEX · 1880–2026

Helena, MT

46.604°N, 111.989°W · station HLNthr · 147 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Helena.
95°MON7/1391°TUE7/1487°WED7/1590°THU7/1692°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1890°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#15 / 146
warmest Jul 13 in 146 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

104°F
set in 2002

Coolest Jul 13 ever

57°F
set in 1952

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Helena. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
57801041880: 67°F1881: 76°F1882: 80°F1883: 73°F1884: 64°F1885: 87°F1886: 96°F1887: 83°F1888: 84°F1889: 82°F1890: 76°F1891: 70°F1892: 69°F1893: 71°F1894: 83°F1895: 84°F1896: 79°F1897: 88°F1898: 82°F1899: 84°F1900: 74°F1901: 72°F1902: 80°F1903: 86°F1904: 79°F1905: 87°F1906: 72°F1907: 72°F1908: 85°F1909: 73°F1910: 93°F1911: 83°F1912: 76°F1913: 62°F1914: 91°F1915: 68°F1916: 93°F1917: 83°F1918: 82°F1919: 83°F1920: 68°F1921: 84°F1922: 87°F1923: 85°F1924: 74°F1925: 96°F1926: 90°F1927: 79°F1928: 90°F1929: 81°F1930: 83°F1931: 89°F1932: 80°F1933: 88°F1934: 82°F1935: 90°F1936: 76°F1937: 81°F1938: 81°F1939: 90°F1940: 95°F1941: 80°F1942: 86°F1943: 77°F1944: 81°F1945: 89°F1946: 86°F1947: 85°F1948: 80°F1949: 87°F1950: 87°F1951: 92°F1952: 57°F1953: 99°F1954: 85°F1955: 85°F1956: 88°F1957: 94°F1958: 74°F1959: 90°F1960: 87°F1961: 86°F1962: 61°F1963: 84°F1964: 91°F1965: 76°F1966: 78°F1967: 93°F1968: 80°F1969: 79°F1970: 72°F1971: 81°F1972: 85°F1973: 78°F1974: 88°F1975: 83°F1976: 74°F1977: 72°F1978: 86°F1979: 78°F1980: 76°F1981: 82°F1982: 82°F1983: 86°F1984: 92°F1985: 90°F1986: 79°F1987: 84°F1988: 78°F1989: 82°F1990: 95°F1991: 95°F1992: 77°F1993: 65°F1994: 82°F1995: 70°F1996: 85°F1997: 80°F1998: 87°F1999: 92°F2000: 93°F2001: 83°F2002: 104°F2003: 92°F2004: 86°F2005: 97°F2006: 85°F2007: 99°F2008: 86°F2009: 74°F2010: 70°F2011: 87°F2012: 96°F2013: 84°F2014: 96°F2015: 86°F2016: 78°F2017: 98°F2018: 95°F2019: 84°F2020: 84°F2021: 82°F2022: 90°F2023: 86°F2024: 93°F2025: 95°F95° forecast188020252002

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1395°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#15 of 146
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1969)
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°F1902-42°F1893
Feb69°F1932-42°F1996
Mar78°F2004-30°F1955
Apr86°F1910-10°F1936
May95°F191917°F1954
Jun104°F202130°F1969
Jul105°F200236°F1898
Aug105°F196928°F1992
Sep102°F20226°F1926
Oct89°F2024-8°F1935
Nov76°F2020-39°F1959
Dec70°F2021-40°F1880
All-time105°F1969-42°F1893

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Helena so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

19 days
record run, ended Aug 1 2021

So far in 2026

2 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Helena's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +9° 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

Sunrise4:48 AM
Sunset8:19 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight15h 32m · losing 10 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

Every Day Since 1880

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Helena — counted through Jul 13 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
2 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 80th most in 147 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 21 in 2021.

Share Card

A ready-to-share summary of Helena's outlook — post it, or link this page.
Helena, MT hot share card
Download card
See Helena on coldestsince.com →
Hottest Since · Browse all states · See where it's coldest → coldestsince.com
part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers · data: NWS NDFD forecast + NOAA/ACIS ThreadEx records · updated 2026-07-13T12:58:10Z
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved