Is this weather normal in Powell County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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The last 12 months brought 32.9 inches of rain and snow to Powell County, 126% of the usual 26.1. Powell County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 44°, lows near 25°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: 0.0°OctNov: +5.5°NovDec: +8.5°DecJan 2026: +4.2°JanFeb: +6.9°FebMar: +3.9°MarApr: +0.7°AprMay: +2.2°MayJun: -1.5°JunJul: +4.0°JulAug: +1.1°AugSep: -0.3°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: -0.1 inNovDec: +4.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.2 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: +2.0 inMarApr: -0.1 inAprMay: +0.4 inMayJun: -0.1 inJunJul: +0.0 inJulAug: -0.1 inAugSep: +1.3 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 Powell County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January31° / 15°2.6 in31.4° 1953-2.7° 1937
February34° / 14°2.2 in32.3° 19611.6° 1936
March42° / 21°2.2 in37.4° 201519.0° 1943
April49° / 26°2.3 in44.8° 191028.2° 1975
May58° / 34°2.8 in52.9° 189739.8° 1916
June66° / 40°3.0 in60.2° 201546.2° 1901
July77° / 46°1.3 in68.3° 200752.0° 1993
August76° / 45°1.2 in65.0° 202254.1° 1980
September65° / 38°1.6 in57.3° 202540.5° 1965
October50° / 29°2.1 in45.8° 201530.5° 1919
November37° / 20°2.5 in36.7° 201613.6° 1985
December30° / 14°2.5 in30.4° 20257.4° 1983

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

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