Is this weather normal in Carbon County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Carbon County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -6.6. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 48°, lows near 27°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.7°OctNov: +6.8°NovDec: +9.2°DecJan 2026: +5.7°JanFeb: +10.1°FebMar: +7.4°MarApr: +1.0°AprMay: +3.1°MayJun: -1.3°JunJul: +6.4°JulAug: +2.2°AugSep: +2.9°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: +0.7 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: +0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.6 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: +0.3 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: -1.0 inMayJun: -0.6 inJunJul: +0.3 inJulAug: +0.2 inAugSep: -0.7 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 Carbon County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January33° / 15°0.8 in31.7° 20061.5° 1916
February36° / 16°0.9 in35.6° 20263.6° 1936
March45° / 23°1.3 in42.2° 191017.6° 1912
April52° / 29°2.0 in47.8° 191531.1° 1975
May61° / 38°2.8 in57.5° 193443.4° 1927
June70° / 46°2.3 in67.2° 198850.1° 1951
July80° / 53°1.3 in72.6° 202655.7° 1993
August79° / 51°1.0 in69.4° 200358.4° 1911
September68° / 43°1.5 in61.3° 199841.9° 1965
October54° / 32°1.7 in50.1° 202431.1° 1925
November41° / 22°1.1 in41.6° 199914.5° 1985
December33° / 15°0.9 in34.8° 18966.9° 1983

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

Towns in Carbon County

Crime Radar: Red Lodge

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