Is this weather normal in Dolores County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Dolores County. 4.7 inches fell in September, the 5th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 52°, lows near 27°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Dolores County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.1°OctNov: +5.5°NovDec: +7.9°DecJan 2026: +2.3°JanFeb: +5.6°FebMar: +9.9°MarApr: +1.4°AprMay: +1.2°MayJun: +3.7°JunJul: +2.9°JulAug: +4.3°AugSep: +1.9°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.3 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: -1.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.7 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -1.6 inMarApr: +0.8 inAprMay: -1.2 inMayJun: -0.5 inJunJul: +1.4 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: +2.6 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Dolores County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 14°2.0 in32.6° 200310.8° 1937
February40° / 17°2.0 in35.1° 199514.8° 1933
March47° / 23°1.9 in44.9° 202623.1° 1917
April54° / 28°1.6 in45.8° 199231.4° 1920
May63° / 36°1.6 in53.4° 200040.9° 1917
June74° / 44°0.7 in63.2° 201251.6° 1907
July79° / 50°1.9 in68.5° 200358.5° 1912
August76° / 49°2.1 in66.9° 202656.8° 1927
September69° / 42°2.1 in59.2° 202247.3° 1912
October58° / 32°1.9 in50.7° 195037.7° 1908
November46° / 22°1.7 in40.8° 201725.8° 1938
December37° / 15°1.9 in34.4° 198014.1° 1909

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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