Is this weather normal in Powder River County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Powder River County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.2. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 52°, lows near 26°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.5°OctNov: +4.4°NovDec: +7.0°DecJan 2026: +5.6°JanFeb: +8.6°FebMar: +6.4°MarApr: 0.0°AprMay: +2.6°MayJun: -1.3°JunJul: +6.4°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +4.0°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: +1.7 inOctNov: +0.0 inNovDec: +0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -1.5 inMayJun: +0.0 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: -0.6 inAugSep: +0.5 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 Powder River County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January34° / 11°0.5 in34.1° 2006-1.1° 1916
February37° / 13°0.6 in37.3° 1954-1.9° 1936
March49° / 22°0.9 in45.9° 201218.2° 1899
April57° / 31°1.7 in52.6° 191535.4° 1920
May67° / 40°2.9 in63.8° 193446.7° 1907
June78° / 50°2.6 in76.4° 198856.6° 1951
July88° / 56°1.8 in80.5° 193662.6° 1993
August87° / 54°1.1 in76.6° 198363.6° 1974
September75° / 44°1.2 in65.7° 199845.8° 1965
October60° / 32°1.3 in53.8° 196334.0° 1925
November45° / 21°0.5 in42.3° 199914.4° 1896
December35° / 12°0.5 in31.9° 19572.4° 1983

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

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