Is this weather normal in Nelson County?

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

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4.6 inches fell in September, the 7th-most for a September in Nelson County in 132 years. Nelson County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 43°, lows near 24°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.1°OctNov: +6.0°NovDec: -2.2°DecJan 2026: +0.1°JanFeb: +8.7°FebMar: +0.9°MarApr: -1.8°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +5.0°JulAug: +0.1°AugSep: +3.8°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: +1.0 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: +0.7 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: +0.4 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -0.0 inAprMay: -1.7 inMayJun: +1.8 inJunJul: -2.7 inJulAug: -0.4 inAugSep: +2.5 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 Nelson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January15° / -3°0.5 in22.0° 2006-14.3° 1950
February20° / 1°0.4 in25.1° 1998-15.1° 1936
March33° / 14°0.8 in38.4° 19106.3° 1899
April51° / 28°1.1 in49.8° 190027.9° 2013
May66° / 41°2.9 in63.5° 197743.4° 1907
June75° / 52°3.8 in71.8° 198855.4° 1969
July79° / 57°3.7 in78.8° 193660.4° 1992
August78° / 54°2.6 in72.7° 198359.0° 1977
September69° / 45°2.1 in64.0° 202444.8° 1965
October53° / 32°1.7 in54.0° 196331.4° 1917
November34° / 17°0.7 in38.6° 20166.1° 1896
December20° / 4°0.6 in24.7° 2023-4.3° 1917

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

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