Is this weather normal in Custer County?

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Custer County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.8°OctNov: +4.4°NovDec: +7.0°DecJan 2026: +3.4°JanFeb: +9.1°FebMar: +8.6°MarApr: +2.6°AprMay: +1.3°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +3.2°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +5.7°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: -0.8 inOctNov: -0.3 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.2 inMarApr: -1.3 inAprMay: -0.9 inMayJun: +0.5 inJunJul: +1.3 inJulAug: +3.2 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 Custer County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 14°0.4 in38.1° 20066.1° 1979
February40° / 16°0.6 in40.3° 19545.5° 1936
March52° / 26°1.3 in50.5° 191022.7° 1912
April61° / 35°2.6 in55.8° 198139.4° 1920
May71° / 45°4.0 in68.7° 193451.1° 1935
June81° / 56°3.8 in76.3° 193361.1° 1945
July87° / 61°3.3 in82.3° 193467.4° 1992
August84° / 59°2.9 in78.1° 193766.3° 1992
September77° / 49°2.0 in69.3° 189753.0° 1965
October64° / 36°1.9 in58.8° 196338.6° 1925
November50° / 24°0.8 in44.1° 201623.2° 1985
December39° / 16°0.6 in34.1° 20255.9° 1983

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

Towns in Custer County

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