Is this weather normal in McLean County?

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

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in McLean County. McLean County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 46°, lows near 26°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.7°OctNov: +4.6°NovDec: -2.1°DecJan 2026: +1.5°JanFeb: +10.6°FebMar: +3.9°MarApr: -1.4°AprMay: +2.2°MayJun: +0.3°JunJul: +5.7°JulAug: +0.9°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: +1.8 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: +0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: +0.3 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -0.3 inAprMay: -1.3 inMayJun: -0.0 inJunJul: -1.6 inJulAug: -0.5 inAugSep: +0.6 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 McLean County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January21° / 2°0.4 in27.7° 2006-13.0° 1950
February25° / 6°0.5 in30.1° 1954-15.1° 1936
March38° / 17°0.7 in42.3° 19105.6° 1899
April53° / 29°1.2 in51.2° 191531.5° 2013
May66° / 41°2.6 in63.5° 193445.0° 1907
June75° / 52°3.5 in74.9° 198857.2° 1915
July82° / 57°2.7 in80.5° 193661.8° 1993
August81° / 54°2.0 in74.1° 198361.6° 1977
September71° / 45°1.7 in65.0° 202445.0° 1965
October55° / 32°1.3 in55.5° 196333.1° 1919
November38° / 19°0.6 in39.8° 20163.9° 1896
December25° / 8°0.6 in26.9° 2023-3.9° 1927

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

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