Helena Weather in 1940

Historical record of Helena, Montana weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.
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1940 Helena Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 103 °F August 12
Lowest temperature -20 °F January 21
Highest daily low 68 °F August 13
Lowest daily high -3 °F January 19
Most daily precipitation 0.7 inches September 28
Most daily snow 4.9 inches November 21
Total annual precipitation 10.2 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Helena in 1940
Rank Temperature Date
1 103 °F Aug 12
2 102 °F Aug 9
3 97 °F Jul 23
4 96 °F Aug 13
5 95 °F Aug 11
5 95 °F Aug 8
5 95 °F Jul 12
8 94 °F Aug 31
8 94 °F Aug 30
8 94 °F Aug 19
8 94 °F Aug 10
8 94 °F Jul 22
8 94 °F Jul 11
Lowest Temperatures in Helena in 1940
Rank Temperature Date
1 -20 °F January 21
2 -18 °F January 19
3 -16 °F January 18
4 -15 °F January 22
5 -14 °F January 24
6 -13 °F November 12
6 -13 °F January 20
8 -10 °F November 13
8 -10 °F January 26
8 -10 °F January 25
January 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
35 24 0.00 n/a
42 25 0.00 n/a
30 21 0.00 n/a
28 20 0.05 n/a
27 17 0.01 n/a
34 17 0.04 n/a
22 5 0.00 n/a
21 2 0.08 n/a
27 6 0.00 n/a
42 8 0.02 n/a
25 1 0.00 n/a
26 6 0.03 n/a
28 19 0.00 n/a
36 26 0.00 n/a
41 18 0.00 n/a
40 33 0.00 n/a
39 -4 0.00 n/a
3 -16 0.00 n/a
-3 -18 0.00 n/a
1 -13 0.00 n/a
0 -20 0.00 n/a
4 -15 0.00 n/a
8 -6 0.00 n/a
2 -14 0.00 n/a
4 -10 0.04 n/a
10 -10 0.08 n/a
47 3 0.00 n/a
42 20 0.00 n/a
30 10 0.00 n/a
24 5 0.00 n/a
21 3 0.00 n/a
February 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
22 7 0.01 n/a
25 4 0.00 n/a
22 0 0.00 n/a
39 13 0.00 n/a
44 26 0.00 n/a
38 30 0.00 n/a
40 24 0.07 n/a
42 18 0.00 n/a
42 35 0.00 n/a
44 30 0.00 n/a
40 22 0.00 n/a
39 18 0.03 n/a
32 13 0.00 n/a
37 23 0.00 n/a
37 24 0.00 n/a
32 17 0.00 n/a
38 18 0.00 n/a
33 17 0.00 n/a
25 13 0.08 n/a
35 10 0.00 n/a
31 14 0.06 n/a
19 4 0.00 n/a
13 -7 0.09 n/a
23 -8 0.00 n/a
39 5 0.00 n/a
46 0 0.06 n/a
45 31 0.00 n/a
52 29 0.00 n/a
48 27 0.00 n/a
March 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
51 30 0.00 n/a
45 30 0.00 n/a
47 28 0.00 n/a
53 28 0.00 n/a
45 35 0.00 n/a
44 32 0.00 n/a
49 29 0.00 n/a
46 26 0.00 n/a
41 19 0.00 n/a
31 23 0.00 n/a
37 22 0.00 n/a
40 17 0.00 n/a
46 19 0.00 n/a
54 27 0.00 n/a
64 27 0.00 n/a
56 37 0.00 n/a
52 33 0.00 n/a
52 38 0.00 n/a
55 36 0.00 n/a
58 36 0.00 n/a
63 25 0.00 n/a
63 29 0.00 n/a
51 19 0.00 n/a
54 23 0.00 n/a
44 22 0.55 n/a
37 22 0.00 n/a
53 30 0.00 n/a
54 33 0.00 n/a
53 34 0.00 n/a
57 35 0.00 n/a
48 38 0.60 n/a
April 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 34 0.02 n/a
50 30 0.03 n/a
43 26 0.00 n/a
50 30 0.00 n/a
45 29 0.08 n/a
54 33 0.00 n/a
56 27 0.00 n/a
58 41 0.00 n/a
52 35 0.34 n/a
38 16 0.05 n/a
38 6 0.01 n/a
62 21 0.00 n/a
77 34 0.00 n/a
66 44 0.00 n/a
48 30 0.01 n/a
52 24 0.00 n/a
65 28 0.00 n/a
68 39 0.00 n/a
69 31 0.00 n/a
54 40 0.00 n/a
48 37 0.00 n/a
57 35 0.00 n/a
56 28 0.27 n/a
54 31 0.00 n/a
49 31 0.00 n/a
53 33 0.03 n/a
55 35 0.02 n/a
57 36 0.00 n/a
50 36 0.00 n/a
56 32 0.00 n/a
May 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 41 0.00 0.0
81 42 0.00 0.0
66 43 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.13 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
68 32 0.00 0.0
73 34 0.00 0.0
80 45 0.00 0.0
88 43 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
71 41 0.00 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
72 34 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.01 0.0
61 40 0.01 0.0
74 34 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
74 36 0.00 0.0
79 39 0.00 0.0
82 42 0.00 0.0
84 50 0.00 0.0
82 50 0.46 0.0
66 47 0.24 0.0
71 42 0.12 0.0
68 46 0.01 0.0
71 50 0.01 0.0
79 47 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.38 0.0
June 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 51 0.11 0.0
70 48 0.00 0.0
70 48 0.02 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.00 0.0
71 41 0.01 0.0
54 42 0.60 0.0
52 40 0.60 0.0
69 45 0.01 0.0
79 44 0.00 0.0
82 50 0.00 0.0
91 50 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
88 47 0.00 0.0
86 51 0.00 0.0
86 51 0.00 0.0
88 51 0.00 0.0
90 57 0.10 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
85 50 0.01 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
78 36 0.00 0.0
86 45 0.00 0.0
93 50 0.00 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
84 43 0.00 0.0
92 46 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.00 0.0
July 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 56 0.02 0.0
85 56 0.03 0.0
89 52 0.08 0.0
84 56 0.04 0.0
87 57 0.26 0.0
82 50 0.00 0.0
88 48 0.00 0.0
93 55 0.00 0.0
89 60 0.01 0.0
92 52 0.00 0.0
94 59 0.00 0.0
95 62 0.00 0.0
92 63 0.00 0.0
84 60 0.00 0.0
88 59 0.53 0.0
79 61 0.28 0.0
84 54 0.13 0.0
78 49 0.05 0.0
86 58 0.00 0.0
92 52 0.00 0.0
93 53 0.00 0.0
94 58 0.00 0.0
97 60 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.18 0.0
81 50 0.00 0.0
64 52 0.09 0.0
67 53 0.06 0.0
76 44 0.00 0.0
88 51 0.00 0.0
93 57 0.01 0.0
83 56 0.02 0.0
August 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 54 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
87 47 0.00 0.0
71 52 0.00 0.0
83 42 0.00 0.0
92 47 0.00 0.0
90 52 0.00 0.0
95 54 0.00 0.0
102 54 0.00 0.0
94 58 0.00 0.0
95 54 0.00 0.0
103 60 0.00 0.0
96 68 0.00 0.0
88 53 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
81 51 0.00 0.0
88 48 0.00 0.0
94 51 0.00 0.0
93 54 0.00 0.0
86 58 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
84 51 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
83 52 0.00 0.0
87 48 0.00 0.0
84 51 0.00 0.0
74 55 0.00 0.0
82 45 0.00 0.0
94 47 0.00 0.0
94 53 0.00 0.0
September 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
90 59 0.00 0.0
88 55 0.00 0.0
78 52 0.19 0.0
75 47 0.11 0.0
69 43 0.00 0.0
78 40 0.00 0.0
89 46 0.10 0.0
71 57 0.00 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
80 44 0.00 0.0
89 48 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.02 0.0
83 50 0.07 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
71 41 0.08 0.0
73 50 0.01 0.0
78 45 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.02 0.0
63 51 0.02 0.0
70 50 0.28 0.0
64 50 0.20 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.10 0.0
68 48 0.00 0.0
74 41 0.00 0.0
74 42 0.00 0.0
72 41 0.00 0.0
57 50 0.65 0.0
53 46 0.15 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
October 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 40 0.00 0.0
59 45 0.00 0.0
54 45 0.04 0.0
55 46 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
64 28 0.00 0.0
71 32 0.00 0.0
70 32 0.00 0.0
66 41 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
74 47 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.16 0.0
57 29 0.00 0.0
70 37 0.00 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
75 37 0.00 0.0
70 37 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
62 30 0.01 0.0
60 39 0.06 0.0
66 37 0.00 0.0
61 49 0.00 0.0
50 38 0.15 0.0
39 36 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
52 31 0.00 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
November 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 30 0.00 0.0
52 32 0.01 0.2
46 30 0.00 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.2
42 17 0.00 0.0
45 27 0.00 0.0
39 24 0.00 0.0
33 12 0.00 0.0
12 -1 0.03 0.8
9 -8 0.06 1.2
14 -8 0.00 0.3
12 -13 0.00 0.0
16 -10 0.00 0.0
30 1 0.00 0.0
37 9 0.00 0.0
41 10 0.00 0.0
38 21 0.00 0.0
36 14 0.01 0.4
31 2 0.00 0.0
24 5 0.02 0.0
25 17 0.18 4.9
17 -4 0.00 0.0
15 -4 0.00 0.0
29 11 0.00 0.0
43 22 0.00 0.0
39 17 0.00 0.0
43 16 0.01 0.3
43 34 0.01 0.0
45 33 0.03 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
December 1940 Helena Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
36 23 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.00 0.0
55 28 0.00 0.0
44 28 0.00 0.0
56 26 0.01 0.0
41 31 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
59 31 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
32 22 0.03 0.4
24 6 0.00 0.1
18 -3 0.00 0.0
10 -8 0.00 0.0
12 -9 0.00 0.0
20 -4 0.00 0.0
17 -4 0.00 0.0
19 -5 0.00 0.0
39 9 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
52 32 0.00 0.0
47 29 0.00 0.0
49 29 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
45 23 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.00 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
38 17 0.00 0.0
28 13 0.00 0.0
36 20 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Helena Regional Airport location
1893–1938 Helna location