Is this weather normal in Steele County?

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

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 Steele County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.8°OctNov: +4.0°NovDec: -1.8°DecJan 2026: -0.5°JanFeb: +8.1°FebMar: +4.5°MarApr: +3.0°AprMay: +1.1°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +3.9°JulAug: +0.8°AugSep: +3.9°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: -0.9 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: +0.1 inMarApr: +0.2 inAprMay: -2.6 inMayJun: -1.1 inJunJul: +2.5 inJulAug: -1.1 inAugSep: +1.3 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 Steele County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January22° / 6°0.9 in27.0° 2006-5.3° 1912
February27° / 10°1.0 in32.5° 2024-2.8° 1936
March40° / 22°1.9 in47.3° 201215.8° 1899
April55° / 34°3.4 in53.6° 191533.1° 2018
May68° / 46°4.6 in68.0° 193447.3° 1907
June78° / 57°5.4 in75.3° 193359.7° 1969
July81° / 61°4.6 in78.5° 193663.8° 1992
August79° / 58°4.7 in76.1° 194763.2° 2004
September72° / 50°3.7 in67.2° 193152.7° 1965
October58° / 37°2.5 in57.8° 196336.0° 1925
November41° / 25°1.7 in45.7° 200120.8° 1896
December28° / 13°1.2 in32.7° 20231.4° 1983

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

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