Is this weather normal in Richland County?

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

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Richland County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. The last 12 months brought 18.1 inches of rain and snow there, 75% of the usual 24.2.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 48°, lows near 28°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.5°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: -2.7°DecJan 2026: +0.1°JanFeb: +8.5°FebMar: +4.2°MarApr: -2.1°AprMay: 0.0°MayJun: +0.3°JunJul: +4.8°JulAug: +1.1°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: -1.0 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: +0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.6 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: +0.4 inAprMay: -1.3 inMayJun: -1.1 inJunJul: +0.1 inJulAug: -2.4 inAugSep: +0.2 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 Richland County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January20° / 1°0.7 in25.0° 2006-6.8° 1912
February25° / 5°0.6 in29.9° 2024-9.8° 1936
March38° / 19°1.1 in41.8° 201211.4° 1899
April55° / 32°1.9 in52.0° 201032.8° 2013
May69° / 45°3.0 in66.5° 193445.5° 1907
June78° / 56°4.1 in74.2° 198859.3° 1969
July82° / 60°3.5 in80.4° 193664.0° 1992
August81° / 57°2.8 in74.8° 198362.8° 2004
September72° / 48°2.6 in67.2° 202448.9° 1965
October57° / 35°2.3 in56.5° 196334.6° 1925
November39° / 21°0.8 in41.7° 200111.4° 1896
December25° / 9°0.8 in29.2° 2023-1.4° 1983

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

Towns in Richland County

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