Is this weather normal in Dent County?

Missouri · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Dent County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +10° against the usual. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.3°OctNov: +4.3°NovDec: +2.0°DecJan 2026: -1.7°JanFeb: +4.0°FebMar: +8.9°MarApr: +6.9°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +1.0°JunJul: +1.6°JulAug: +2.7°AugSep: +10.0°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: -0.4 inOctNov: -1.5 inNovDec: -2.4 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -1.5 inFebMar: +2.6 inMarApr: +1.8 inAprMay: -2.6 inMayJun: +0.4 inJunJul: -1.0 inJulAug: -0.3 inAugSep: -2.9 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 Dent County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 22°2.6 in42.0° 200615.8° 1977
February49° / 26°2.8 in45.7° 201722.0° 1899
March58° / 33°3.9 in58.6° 201229.2° 1960
April68° / 43°4.8 in63.2° 189647.4° 1907
May76° / 52°5.5 in71.1° 196258.1° 1917
June83° / 61°4.1 in80.0° 195265.9° 1928
July88° / 65°4.2 in84.4° 193471.0° 2014
August87° / 63°4.0 in82.0° 193668.5° 1915
September79° / 55°3.8 in77.1° 202660.2° 1918
October69° / 44°3.5 in64.9° 196348.6° 1917
November56° / 34°4.0 in53.6° 190936.0° 1951
December46° / 26°2.8 in45.7° 202120.2° 1983

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

Towns in Dent County

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