Is this weather normal in Burleigh County?

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

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Burleigh County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 62.1° there, 3.6° above the usual for September (15th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 26°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.9°OctNov: +3.9°NovDec: -1.5°DecJan 2026: +2.1°JanFeb: +10.3°FebMar: +3.8°MarApr: -2.3°AprMay: +1.3°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +5.2°JulAug: +0.4°AugSep: +3.6°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: +1.9 inOctNov: +0.1 inNovDec: +0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: +0.3 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -0.0 inAprMay: -1.0 inMayJun: -0.8 inJunJul: -1.8 inJulAug: +0.1 inAugSep: +0.4 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 Burleigh County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January21° / 2°0.5 in26.2° 2006-12.4° 1950
February25° / 6°0.4 in31.3° 1954-15.6° 1936
March38° / 18°0.7 in41.8° 20126.1° 1899
April54° / 30°1.2 in50.6° 191531.2° 1950
May67° / 41°2.7 in64.9° 193445.5° 1907
June76° / 52°3.4 in74.9° 198856.8° 1915
July82° / 57°3.0 in82.1° 193662.6° 1992
August81° / 55°2.2 in74.0° 198361.3° 1977
September72° / 45°1.7 in65.0° 189745.2° 1965
October55° / 32°1.4 in54.9° 196332.2° 1925
November38° / 19°0.6 in39.2° 20164.8° 1896
December25° / 8°0.6 in26.1° 1997-5.6° 1927

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

Towns in Burleigh County

Crime Radar: Bismarck, Lincoln

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