Is this weather normal in Itasca County?

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Itasca County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.3. Itasca County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 43.1° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 44°, lows near 27°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.2°OctNov: +3.5°NovDec: -3.9°DecJan 2026: -2.6°JanFeb: +5.7°FebMar: +2.2°MarApr: -1.6°AprMay: -1.5°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +5.3°JulAug: +0.3°AugSep: +2.8°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: -1.5 inOctNov: -0.7 inNovDec: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: +0.3 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: -2.0 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -0.0 inJulAug: -1.1 inAugSep: +1.4 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 Itasca County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January17° / -3°0.8 in22.8° 2006-13.8° 1912
February24° / 1°0.7 in28.6° 1998-8.9° 1936
March37° / 15°1.1 in38.4° 20127.1° 1899
April52° / 28°1.9 in48.0° 191528.6° 1950
May65° / 40°3.0 in62.0° 197739.6° 1907
June74° / 51°4.4 in67.7° 193354.4° 1969
July78° / 56°3.9 in72.1° 191659.4° 1992
August76° / 53°3.3 in69.2° 198357.7° 1903
September67° / 45°3.0 in63.5° 202446.5° 1965
October52° / 34°2.6 in53.6° 196331.4° 1917
November35° / 20°1.3 in38.3° 201613.0° 1896
December22° / 6°1.0 in27.6° 2023-2.2° 1983

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

Towns in Itasca County

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