Is this weather normal in Pennington County?

Minnesota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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5.9 inches fell in September, the 3rd-most for a September in Pennington County in 132 years. Pennington County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.8.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 44°, lows near 26°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +7.1°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: -5.3°DecJan 2026: -2.6°JanFeb: +6.4°FebMar: +0.6°MarApr: -2.7°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: +0.8°JunJul: +4.8°JulAug: +0.6°AugSep: +4.2°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: +0.3 inOctNov: -0.6 inNovDec: +0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: +0.7 inAprMay: -1.4 inMayJun: -0.2 inJunJul: -1.8 inJulAug: -2.0 inAugSep: +3.3 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 Pennington County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January15° / -3°0.6 in22.1° 2006-14.6° 1912
February21° / 0°0.5 in26.4° 1998-14.1° 1936
March35° / 15°0.7 in37.4° 20128.5° 1899
April52° / 29°1.3 in49.4° 190029.3° 1950
May66° / 41°2.7 in64.7° 197742.4° 1907
June75° / 52°3.9 in71.1° 198855.7° 1969
July79° / 57°3.5 in76.7° 193660.8° 1992
August78° / 54°3.0 in71.4° 198358.5° 2004
September69° / 46°2.6 in64.6° 202446.9° 1965
October53° / 34°1.9 in54.7° 196331.4° 1917
November35° / 19°0.9 in39.3° 20168.1° 1896
December21° / 5°0.8 in26.4° 2023-2.7° 1917

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

Towns in Pennington County

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