Is this weather normal in McKenzie County?

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

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McKenzie County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.2. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 25°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.9°OctNov: +3.5°NovDec: +0.7°DecJan 2026: +3.9°JanFeb: +10.2°FebMar: +6.0°MarApr: -0.4°AprMay: +3.3°MayJun: -0.3°JunJul: +5.9°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +4.5°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: +0.9 inOctNov: +0.3 inNovDec: +0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: +0.0 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: -1.6 inMayJun: +0.9 inJunJul: -1.7 inJulAug: -0.3 inAugSep: +0.0 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 McKenzie County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January24° / 4°0.4 in29.0° 2006-12.6° 1950
February28° / 8°0.4 in32.4° 1954-13.0° 1936
March41° / 18°0.6 in43.2° 20128.5° 1899
April56° / 29°1.1 in51.5° 198732.5° 1920
May67° / 40°2.5 in63.9° 193444.4° 1907
June76° / 50°3.0 in76.3° 198856.0° 1945
July84° / 56°2.5 in80.0° 193661.5° 1915
August84° / 53°1.7 in75.0° 198361.6° 1977
September73° / 44°1.6 in65.9° 202445.0° 1965
October56° / 31°1.2 in54.4° 196332.0° 1919
November39° / 19°0.5 in39.2° 20166.0° 1896
December27° / 8°0.5 in28.8° 2023-4.0° 1927

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

Towns in McKenzie County

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