Is this weather normal in Buffalo County?

Nebraska · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Buffalo County just had its 4th-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 58°, lows near 32°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.7°OctNov: +4.4°NovDec: +6.2°DecJan 2026: +3.4°JanFeb: +9.5°FebMar: +8.4°MarApr: +3.1°AprMay: +1.2°MayJun: 0.0°JunJul: +2.7°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +5.9°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: -1.2 inOctNov: -0.8 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.3 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -0.2 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: +0.3 inAugSep: +1.9 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 Buffalo County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January36° / 14°0.5 in38.2° 20067.6° 1937
February40° / 17°0.7 in40.2° 19307.8° 1936
March52° / 27°1.4 in51.9° 201224.0° 1960
April62° / 36°2.7 in56.9° 198140.9° 1920
May72° / 47°4.3 in69.3° 193452.6° 1935
June83° / 58°3.9 in77.9° 193362.4° 1945
July87° / 63°3.6 in84.3° 193468.6° 1992
August85° / 61°3.2 in79.9° 198366.8° 1915
September78° / 51°2.0 in71.8° 193155.0° 1965
October65° / 38°2.0 in60.4° 196339.9° 1925
November51° / 26°1.1 in45.7° 201626.0° 1985
December39° / 17°0.7 in35.1° 20217.6° 1983

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

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