Is this weather normal in Benton County?

Minnesota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Benton County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 47.2° on average. Benton County just had its 8th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.4°OctNov: +3.2°NovDec: -3.7°DecJan 2026: -2.6°JanFeb: +6.8°FebMar: +5.2°MarApr: +0.6°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +4.5°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +3.7°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: -1.6 inOctNov: -0.3 inNovDec: +0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: +0.8 inAprMay: -2.2 inMayJun: +0.1 inJunJul: -1.5 inJulAug: -1.6 inAugSep: +1.2 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 Benton County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January21° / 3°0.7 in25.2° 2006-7.6° 1912
February26° / 7°0.8 in29.9° 1998-5.2° 1936
March39° / 20°1.5 in43.3° 201213.3° 1899
April54° / 32°2.6 in52.1° 191533.0° 2018
May67° / 45°3.8 in64.5° 197744.8° 1907
June77° / 55°4.2 in74.0° 193358.7° 1969
July81° / 60°4.2 in76.5° 193663.4° 1992
August79° / 57°3.9 in74.9° 194762.1° 1903
September71° / 49°3.0 in66.1° 202449.8° 1965
October56° / 37°2.7 in55.4° 196334.4° 1925
November39° / 23°1.4 in42.2° 200116.5° 1896
December26° / 10°0.9 in30.7° 2023-0.6° 1983

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

Towns in Benton County

Crime Radar: St. Cloud, Waite Park, Sartell, Sauk Rapids

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