Is this weather normal in Rio Blanco County?

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Rio Blanco County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -7.4. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 27°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.5°OctNov: +7.3°NovDec: +9.7°DecJan 2026: +3.3°JanFeb: +7.3°FebMar: +10.6°MarApr: +1.4°AprMay: +0.4°MayJun: +3.2°JunJul: +4.4°JulAug: +4.2°AugSep: +3.1°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: +0.6 inOctNov: -1.0 inNovDec: -0.4 inDecJan 2026: -0.8 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.3 inMarApr: +0.4 inAprMay: -0.4 inMayJun: -0.6 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: +0.2 inAugSep: +0.1 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 Rio Blanco County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January34° / 13°1.6 in31.8° 19567.5° 1937
February38° / 17°1.6 in34.8° 19079.0° 1903
March47° / 24°1.7 in46.2° 202623.3° 1923
April54° / 30°2.1 in48.2° 199233.7° 1920
May65° / 38°1.9 in57.2° 193444.3° 1917
June76° / 47°1.0 in66.3° 202152.6° 1907
July83° / 54°1.1 in73.2° 200362.0° 1895
August81° / 52°1.4 in71.0° 202059.3° 1899
September72° / 44°1.7 in62.6° 201848.5° 1912
October58° / 33°1.9 in52.2° 202438.1° 1908
November44° / 22°1.5 in40.6° 202524.0° 2000
December34° / 14°1.6 in33.9° 198010.7° 1895

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

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