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Helena, MT

46.604°N, 111.989°W · station HLNthr · 147 years of record
86°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Helena.
86°TUE9/182°WED9/278°THU9/375°FRI9/475°SAT9/575°SUN9/674°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high 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 hottest on record.

Ranks

#34 / 146
warmest Sep 1 in 146 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

96°F
set in 1967

Coolest Sep 1 ever

50°F
set in 1887
Forecast high 86°F — 34th warmest Sep 1 of 146 years · record 96°F (1967) · warmest since 2025.
1880: 58°F1881: 60°F1882: 80°F1883: 61°F1884: 74°F1885: 75°F1886: 82°F1887: 50°F1888: 87°F1889: 60°F1890: 69°F1891: 60°F1892: 87°F1893: 85°F1894: 80°F1895: 85°F1896: 74°F1897: 66°F1898: 61°F1899: 71°F1900: 59°F1901: 85°F1902: 77°F1903: 81°F1904: 68°F1905: 68°F1906: 72°F1907: 79°F1908: 70°F1909: 62°F1910: 50°F1911: 86°F1912: 63°F1913: 72°F1914: 69°F1915: 78°F1916: 90°F1917: 68°F1918: 54°F1919: 77°F1920: 64°F1921: 78°F1922: 73°F1923: 84°F1924: 68°F1925: 83°F1926: 63°F1927: 65°F1928: 80°F1929: 82°F1930: 72°F1931: 78°F1932: 60°F1933: 66°F1934: 67°F1935: 78°F1936: 78°F1937: 80°F1938: 80°F1939: 83°F1940: 94°F1941: 75°F1942: 69°F1943: 76°F1944: 86°F1945: 89°F1946: 81°F1947: 86°F1948: 84°F1949: 87°F1950: 91°F1951: 70°F1952: 59°F1953: 85°F1954: 83°F1955: 88°F1956: 74°F1957: 69°F1958: 80°F1959: 66°F1960: 79°F1961: 57°F1962: 81°F1963: 65°F1964: 60°F1965: 82°F1966: 79°F1967: 96°F1968: 83°F1969: 92°F1970: 83°F1971: 77°F1972: 66°F1973: 51°F1974: 59°F1975: 62°F1976: 85°F1977: 71°F1978: 83°F1979: 79°F1980: 70°F1981: 86°F1982: 82°F1983: 93°F1984: 63°F1985: 76°F1986: 73°F1987: 92°F1988: 83°F1989: 79°F1990: 83°F1991: 91°F1992: 82°F1993: 66°F1994: 73°F1995: 92°F1996: 82°F1997: 81°F1998: 94°F1999: 63°F2000: 82°F2001: 93°F2002: 83°F2003: 89°F2004: 88°F2005: 81°F2006: 73°F2007: 89°F2008: 67°F2009: 88°F2010: 66°F2011: 68°F2012: 90°F2013: 93°F2014: 72°F2015: 85°F2016: 93°F2017: 89°F2018: 78°F2019: 91°F2020: 65°F2021: 78°F2022: 94°F2023: 87°F2024: 90°F2025: 90°F86° forecast50556065707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 186°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record96°F
This-date rank#34 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°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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

19 days
record run, ended Aug 1 2021

So far in 2026

28 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: 80°F · forecast is +5° 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 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
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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 Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
28 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 16th most in 147 years. Normal for this point: 16. Record: 49 in 2021.

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