Is this weather normal in Richland County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Richland County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.3. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

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 Richland County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.1°OctNov: +3.1°NovDec: +0.1°DecJan 2026: +5.0°JanFeb: +9.2°FebMar: +5.1°MarApr: -1.4°AprMay: +3.3°MayJun: -0.8°JunJul: +5.2°JulAug: +0.2°AugSep: +3.5°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: +0.5 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: +0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -0.2 inMarApr: -0.9 inAprMay: -2.0 inMayJun: +0.7 inJunJul: -1.3 inJulAug: -0.1 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 Richland County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January24° / 4°0.4 in28.9° 2006-11.7° 1950
February29° / 8°0.3 in32.9° 1954-14.1° 1936
March43° / 19°0.6 in43.1° 20128.9° 1899
April57° / 30°1.2 in52.5° 191533.3° 1920
May68° / 40°2.5 in64.0° 193444.6° 1907
June77° / 50°2.8 in76.5° 198856.9° 1915
July85° / 55°2.3 in80.3° 193662.0° 1915
August85° / 53°1.4 in75.3° 198361.5° 1977
September73° / 43°1.3 in66.0° 202444.9° 1965
October57° / 31°1.1 in53.0° 196332.0° 1919
November40° / 18°0.5 in39.4° 19496.1° 1896
December28° / 8°0.4 in29.0° 2023-3.9° 1983

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

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