Is this weather normal in Burke County?

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

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September 2026 averaged 58.7° in Burke County, 3.1° above the usual for September (19th warmest of 132). The warmest September on record there was 2024, at 64.1°.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 43°, lows near 23°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.5°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: -1.1°DecJan 2026: +3.2°JanFeb: +9.9°FebMar: +3.1°MarApr: -2.1°AprMay: +1.3°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +4.7°JulAug: -0.7°AugSep: +3.1°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: +0.5 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: +0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: +0.2 inFebMar: +0.2 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: +0.5 inJunJul: -2.3 inJulAug: +0.8 inAugSep: +1.6 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 Burke County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January18° / -1°0.5 in25.6° 2006-18.0° 1950
February22° / 3°0.5 in28.0° 1931-17.4° 1936
March35° / 15°0.7 in38.9° 19104.2° 1899
April52° / 28°1.1 in49.9° 198728.2° 1907
May65° / 39°2.5 in61.8° 190141.4° 1907
June73° / 50°3.6 in72.8° 198854.4° 1969
July80° / 54°2.8 in76.4° 193660.1° 1993
August80° / 52°1.9 in72.2° 198358.4° 1977
September69° / 42°1.7 in64.1° 202443.1° 1965
October52° / 30°1.2 in52.9° 196329.4° 1919
November35° / 16°0.7 in37.2° 20163.0° 1896
December22° / 4°0.6 in25.3° 1939-4.7° 1983

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

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