Is this weather normal in Box Butte County?

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Box Butte County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. Box Butte County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.1.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 55°, lows near 27°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.7°OctNov: +4.8°NovDec: +10.1°DecJan 2026: +3.3°JanFeb: +9.6°FebMar: +9.5°MarApr: +2.7°AprMay: +2.6°MayJun: +1.3°JunJul: +4.9°JulAug: +3.1°AugSep: +5.1°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: -0.5 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -1.3 inAprMay: -1.1 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -1.3 inJulAug: +2.2 inAugSep: +0.8 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 Box Butte County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 14°0.4 in34.5° 20068.0° 1937
February40° / 16°0.5 in39.3° 19547.3° 1899
March51° / 24°0.8 in46.8° 201221.5° 1906
April58° / 31°2.0 in51.8° 194634.7° 1920
May68° / 41°3.1 in63.8° 193447.1° 1935
June80° / 51°2.9 in72.1° 193357.2° 1945
July87° / 57°2.5 in78.4° 193665.0° 1915
August85° / 55°1.8 in75.0° 198364.0° 1927
September76° / 46°1.5 in67.3° 202449.8° 1965
October62° / 32°1.2 in56.0° 196336.4° 1925
November49° / 22°0.5 in43.6° 199920.8° 1985
December39° / 14°0.4 in36.3° 202511.0° 1983

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

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