Is this weather normal in Jefferson County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Jefferson County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 52.9° there, right at the usual for September (41st warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 46°, lows near 25°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.5°OctNov: +6.0°NovDec: +9.4°DecJan 2026: +3.7°JanFeb: +7.5°FebMar: +5.1°MarApr: +0.1°AprMay: +1.4°MayJun: -2.6°JunJul: +3.8°JulAug: +0.7°AugSep: -0.1°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: -0.4 inNovDec: +1.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.2 inFebMar: +0.5 inMarApr: +0.2 inAprMay: -0.3 inMayJun: -0.0 inJunJul: -0.2 inJulAug: +0.1 inAugSep: +0.4 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 Jefferson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January33° / 15°0.9 in33.1° 1953-1.9° 1937
February35° / 15°0.9 in34.4° 19615.7° 1936
March43° / 22°1.2 in39.2° 191018.6° 1912
April50° / 27°1.9 in45.2° 191027.7° 1975
May59° / 35°2.5 in54.2° 193440.1° 1916
June67° / 42°2.9 in62.3° 202147.2° 1901
July78° / 49°1.4 in69.9° 200752.6° 1993
August77° / 47°1.3 in66.6° 202255.2° 1907
September66° / 40°1.3 in58.3° 193840.2° 1965
October52° / 30°1.3 in47.1° 201530.8° 1919
November39° / 21°1.1 in38.9° 194914.5° 1985
December31° / 14°1.0 in32.3° 20258.1° 1983

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

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