Is this weather normal in Golden Valley County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Golden Valley County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 58.4° there, 1.2° above the usual for September (32nd warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 26°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.1°OctNov: +6.1°NovDec: +7.3°DecJan 2026: +7.1°JanFeb: +7.4°FebMar: +5.2°MarApr: -0.2°AprMay: +2.8°MayJun: -2.6°JunJul: +5.6°JulAug: -0.2°AugSep: +1.2°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: +0.4 inOctNov: -0.3 inNovDec: +0.7 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: +0.2 inFebMar: +0.8 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: -1.5 inMayJun: -0.8 inJunJul: +0.1 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 Golden Valley County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January36° / 14°0.5 in35.2° 2006-1.1° 1916
February39° / 15°0.5 in37.8° 1991-1.3° 1936
March48° / 22°0.8 in43.9° 191018.5° 1912
April55° / 29°1.6 in51.8° 191033.6° 1975
May65° / 38°2.7 in60.4° 193446.0° 1927
June74° / 46°2.8 in70.8° 198852.6° 1951
July84° / 52°1.6 in75.0° 193658.3° 1993
August83° / 50°1.2 in72.4° 197160.1° 1974
September72° / 42°1.2 in63.2° 199843.6° 1965
October58° / 31°1.1 in51.2° 196333.3° 1925
November45° / 22°0.6 in43.9° 194913.6° 1985
December36° / 15°0.5 in36.3° 18967.3° 1983

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

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