Is this weather normal in Kootenai County?

Idaho · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Kootenai County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.0. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 48°, lows near 32°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.3°OctNov: +4.2°NovDec: +6.7°DecJan 2026: +2.2°JanFeb: +3.8°FebMar: +2.0°MarApr: +1.1°AprMay: +3.5°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +2.8°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: -1.3°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: +0.0 inNovDec: +1.3 inDecJan 2026: -2.2 inJanFeb: -1.2 inFebMar: +0.6 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: -1.1 inMayJun: -1.3 inJunJul: -0.9 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: +0.7 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 Kootenai County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January35° / 25°4.5 in35.8° 19537.5° 1937
February39° / 25°3.1 in38.1° 199113.6° 1936
March46° / 29°3.5 in43.7° 199226.8° 1917
April54° / 34°2.6 in51.6° 193437.9° 1955
May64° / 41°2.6 in59.6° 202344.9° 1896
June70° / 47°2.3 in66.6° 201552.1° 1901
July80° / 52°0.9 in73.1° 202156.8° 1993
August80° / 51°0.8 in70.0° 202257.6° 1899
September70° / 44°1.3 in64.7° 202548.3° 1895
October55° / 35°2.8 in51.2° 201539.4° 2019
November41° / 29°4.4 in41.8° 189922.6° 1985
December34° / 24°4.5 in35.6° 202518.7° 1927

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

Towns in Kootenai County

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