Is this weather normal in Clay County?

Minnesota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Clay County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. Clay County just had its 10th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 46°, lows near 28°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.9°OctNov: +3.8°NovDec: -3.8°DecJan 2026: -1.6°JanFeb: +7.4°FebMar: +3.4°MarApr: -2.8°AprMay: 0.0°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +5.3°JulAug: +0.6°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: -0.3 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -0.6 inMarApr: +0.8 inAprMay: -1.8 inMayJun: -1.1 inJunJul: -2.7 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: +1.7 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 Clay County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January17° / -1°0.7 in23.4° 2006-10.8° 1912
February23° / 3°0.6 in28.4° 2024-12.0° 1936
March36° / 18°1.1 in41.6° 201210.5° 1899
April54° / 32°1.6 in51.5° 198732.6° 1950
May68° / 44°3.1 in66.6° 197745.0° 1907
June77° / 55°4.4 in73.3° 198857.8° 1969
July81° / 59°3.8 in79.9° 193663.4° 1992
August80° / 56°2.9 in74.1° 194761.7° 2004
September71° / 48°2.8 in66.9° 202449.1° 1965
October55° / 35°2.3 in56.6° 196333.2° 1925
November38° / 21°0.9 in40.9° 201611.0° 1896
December23° / 7°0.8 in28.8° 2023-1.6° 1983

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

Towns in Clay County

Crime Radar: Moorhead, Dilworth, Barnesville

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