Is this weather normal in Sanders County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Sanders County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 53.9° there, 1.1° below the usual for September (59th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 45°, lows near 29°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.2°OctNov: +4.0°NovDec: +6.7°DecJan 2026: +2.5°JanFeb: +5.0°FebMar: +2.0°MarApr: +0.6°AprMay: +2.4°MayJun: -1.1°JunJul: +2.6°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: -1.1°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: +0.7 inOctNov: +0.8 inNovDec: +4.9 inDecJan 2026: -1.7 inJanFeb: -0.7 inFebMar: +2.0 inMarApr: +0.3 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -0.1 inJunJul: -0.9 inJulAug: -0.6 inAugSep: +0.9 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 Sanders County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January32° / 20°3.7 in33.7° 19532.5° 1937
February36° / 20°3.0 in34.6° 19917.5° 1936
March44° / 25°3.2 in40.7° 199224.1° 1955
April52° / 30°2.5 in48.9° 193435.8° 2022
May62° / 38°2.5 in56.3° 189744.0° 1916
June69° / 44°2.7 in62.9° 201549.9° 1901
July80° / 49°1.0 in71.5° 200755.0° 1993
August79° / 49°1.0 in67.4° 202256.5° 1899
September68° / 42°1.5 in61.2° 202546.3° 1965
October53° / 33°3.0 in48.5° 198836.3° 2019
November38° / 25°3.9 in37.8° 189919.3° 1985
December31° / 20°3.9 in32.0° 192513.2° 1983

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

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