Is this weather normal in Lake County?

Colorado · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Lake County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.4. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 42°, lows near 19°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.8°OctNov: +5.8°NovDec: +7.6°DecJan 2026: +1.0°JanFeb: +5.7°FebMar: +9.1°MarApr: +2.0°AprMay: +0.3°MayJun: +3.0°JunJul: +3.0°JulAug: +4.3°AugSep: +2.5°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: -0.4 inOctNov: -1.2 inNovDec: -0.4 inDecJan 2026: -1.0 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -1.4 inMarApr: -1.0 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: -0.8 inJunJul: +0.2 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: +0.6 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 Lake County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January29° / 6°2.1 in23.5° 19117.6° 1937
February31° / 7°2.1 in27.4° 19079.2° 1903
March39° / 12°2.4 in34.6° 202615.6° 1965
April44° / 19°2.9 in37.2° 194324.6° 1983
May53° / 28°2.1 in46.5° 193433.6° 1917
June64° / 36°1.1 in53.9° 201244.7° 1945
July69° / 41°2.0 in59.3° 190150.3° 1895
August66° / 40°2.1 in57.3° 202649.1° 1917
September60° / 34°1.7 in50.4° 199840.5° 1912
October48° / 25°1.8 in42.2° 196328.5° 1969
November37° / 14°1.9 in32.0° 201717.0° 1972
December29° / 6°1.9 in27.6° 19808.7° 1898

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

Towns in Lake County

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