Is this weather normal in Houston County?

Minnesota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Houston County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. 7.7 inches fell in September, the 9th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 33°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.7°OctNov: +2.0°NovDec: -3.0°DecJan 2026: -2.4°JanFeb: +5.8°FebMar: +4.8°MarApr: +3.6°AprMay: +0.4°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +3.2°JulAug: +0.7°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: -1.0 inOctNov: -0.6 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: +0.4 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: +0.3 inMarApr: +2.1 inAprMay: -3.5 inMayJun: -0.8 inJunJul: +2.9 inJulAug: -1.6 inAugSep: +3.8 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 Houston County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January25° / 8°1.1 in29.8° 2006-2.3° 1912
February30° / 12°1.1 in34.2° 20241.9° 1936
March43° / 24°1.9 in49.2° 201220.3° 1899
April57° / 35°4.0 in54.6° 191536.2° 2018
May69° / 47°4.8 in66.9° 193450.0° 1924
June78° / 57°5.6 in75.8° 193360.2° 1969
July82° / 62°4.3 in78.3° 190165.6° 1992
August80° / 59°4.3 in76.8° 194763.8° 1915
September72° / 51°3.9 in68.2° 189754.2° 1918
October59° / 39°2.8 in58.8° 196337.8° 1925
November43° / 27°1.9 in46.5° 200124.8° 1951
December30° / 15°1.4 in32.6° 20236.9° 1983

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

Towns in Houston County

Crime Radar: La Crescent, Caledonia

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