Is this weather normal in Olmsted County?

Minnesota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Olmsted County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 64.0° there, 3.2° above the usual for September (12th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 50°, lows near 31°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.9°OctNov: +2.6°NovDec: -2.7°DecJan 2026: -1.7°JanFeb: +7.6°FebMar: +5.3°MarApr: +2.7°AprMay: +0.5°MayJun: -0.1°JunJul: +3.6°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: +3.2°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: -1.1 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: +0.3 inMarApr: +1.2 inAprMay: -3.8 inMayJun: -1.5 inJunJul: +2.4 inJulAug: -2.2 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 Olmsted County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January23° / 6°1.0 in27.9° 2006-5.7° 1912
February28° / 10°1.0 in32.8° 2024-0.8° 1936
March41° / 22°2.0 in48.2° 201215.6° 1899
April56° / 34°3.6 in53.2° 191533.8° 2018
May68° / 46°4.6 in66.0° 193447.2° 1907
June78° / 56°5.5 in74.2° 193359.1° 1969
July81° / 60°4.4 in78.0° 190164.0° 1992
August79° / 57°4.4 in75.9° 194762.5° 1915
September72° / 50°3.7 in66.1° 193153.1° 1918
October58° / 37°2.5 in57.3° 196335.8° 1925
November42° / 25°1.8 in45.4° 200121.4° 1896
December29° / 13°1.3 in31.6° 20233.7° 1983

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

Towns in Olmsted County

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