Is this weather normal in Benson County?

North Dakota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Benson County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. 3.8 inches fell in September, the 9th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 44°, lows near 24°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.6°OctNov: +5.8°NovDec: -1.8°DecJan 2026: +1.3°JanFeb: +10.0°FebMar: +2.1°MarApr: -2.4°AprMay: +0.4°MayJun: +0.9°JunJul: +5.0°JulAug: 0.0°AugSep: +3.4°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: +1.5 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: +0.0 inFebMar: -0.3 inMarApr: -0.4 inAprMay: -1.5 inMayJun: +0.4 inJunJul: -2.3 inJulAug: -0.6 inAugSep: +1.9 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 Benson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January17° / -2°0.4 in24.2° 2006-14.9° 1950
February21° / 2°0.4 in25.4° 1954-16.6° 1936
March34° / 15°0.7 in39.5° 19104.2° 1899
April52° / 28°1.0 in50.0° 198726.9° 2013
May66° / 41°2.6 in63.9° 197743.9° 1907
June75° / 52°3.8 in73.1° 198855.6° 1915
July80° / 56°3.2 in78.5° 193660.9° 1992
August79° / 54°2.3 in73.0° 198359.6° 2004
September70° / 44°1.9 in63.6° 200944.6° 1965
October54° / 31°1.4 in54.3° 196331.6° 1917
November35° / 17°0.6 in39.1° 20163.8° 1896
December22° / 4°0.5 in24.8° 2023-4.2° 1917

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

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