Is this weather normal in Rice County?

Minnesota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Rice County. Rice County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 49°, lows near 31°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.7°OctNov: +4.0°NovDec: -2.1°DecJan 2026: -0.8°JanFeb: +7.6°FebMar: +4.7°MarApr: +2.4°AprMay: +0.7°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +3.8°JulAug: +0.9°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: -1.1 inOctNov: -0.6 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: +0.2 inAprMay: -2.1 inMayJun: -1.4 inJunJul: +0.0 inJulAug: -2.0 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 Rice County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January23° / 6°0.9 in27.0° 2006-5.2° 1912
February27° / 10°1.0 in32.4° 2024-3.0° 1936
March40° / 23°1.8 in47.4° 201215.8° 1899
April56° / 35°3.2 in54.5° 191533.7° 2018
May68° / 47°4.4 in68.3° 193447.3° 1907
June78° / 57°5.4 in75.4° 193360.2° 1915
July82° / 61°4.5 in78.9° 193664.2° 1992
August79° / 59°4.6 in76.6° 194763.8° 2004
September72° / 51°3.6 in67.9° 193152.4° 1965
October58° / 37°2.6 in58.3° 196336.4° 1925
November41° / 25°1.6 in45.0° 200120.9° 1896
December28° / 13°1.2 in32.8° 20231.5° 1983

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

Towns in Rice County

Crime Radar: Faribault, Northfield, Elko New Market, Lonsdale

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