Is this weather normal in Pondera County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Pondera County. 3.7 inches fell in September, the 4th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 48°, lows near 25°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.2°OctNov: +5.7°NovDec: +5.6°DecJan 2026: +8.2°JanFeb: +6.8°FebMar: +4.7°MarApr: +0.4°AprMay: +3.6°MayJun: -2.1°JunJul: +4.6°JulAug: +0.5°AugSep: +0.7°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: +0.1 inOctNov: +0.1 inNovDec: +0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: +0.7 inMarApr: -0.7 inAprMay: +0.0 inMayJun: +1.8 inJunJul: -1.0 inJulAug: +0.1 inAugSep: +2.4 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 Pondera County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January33° / 11°0.8 in32.9° 2006-9.9° 1950
February35° / 13°0.8 in35.8° 1977-9.1° 1936
March44° / 20°0.9 in40.6° 191015.3° 2002
April53° / 28°1.6 in48.3° 191029.1° 1935
May63° / 37°2.3 in58.2° 189742.4° 1927
June70° / 44°3.1 in64.5° 198850.0° 1901
July80° / 50°1.2 in72.1° 200755.3° 1993
August79° / 48°1.2 in68.4° 197157.1° 1907
September69° / 40°1.3 in61.6° 202541.8° 1965
October55° / 30°1.1 in49.7° 194430.8° 1919
November41° / 20°0.9 in40.3° 19176.5° 1896
December33° / 13°0.8 in34.1° 20232.2° 1983

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

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