Is this weather normal in Ransom County?

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

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The last 12 months brought 14.9 inches of rain and snow to Ransom County, 65% of the usual 22.8. Ransom County just had its 8th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 27°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.4°OctNov: +4.3°NovDec: -3.2°DecJan 2026: +0.4°JanFeb: +8.4°FebMar: +3.7°MarApr: -2.5°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +5.5°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +4.3°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: +0.2 inNovDec: +0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -0.6 inMarApr: -0.1 inAprMay: -1.0 inMayJun: -2.0 inJunJul: -1.2 inJulAug: -2.3 inAugSep: +0.3 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 Ransom County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January20° / 1°0.6 in24.6° 2006-8.0° 1950
February24° / 5°0.6 in29.7° 1954-10.6° 1936
March38° / 18°1.0 in42.2° 19109.8° 1899
April54° / 31°1.6 in51.8° 189532.3° 2013
May68° / 44°3.1 in66.0° 193445.5° 1907
June77° / 55°3.9 in74.1° 198858.8° 1969
July82° / 59°3.3 in80.7° 193663.4° 1992
August81° / 56°2.8 in74.7° 193762.8° 1977
September72° / 47°2.5 in66.2° 202448.5° 1965
October56° / 34°2.1 in56.0° 196333.4° 1917
November39° / 20°0.7 in40.5° 20169.4° 1896
December25° / 8°0.7 in27.8° 2023-1.9° 1983

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

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