Is this weather normal in Dawson County?

Nebraska · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Dawson 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 58°, lows near 31°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.1°OctNov: +4.8°NovDec: +7.0°DecJan 2026: +3.4°JanFeb: +9.8°FebMar: +9.2°MarApr: +3.3°AprMay: +1.5°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +2.4°JulAug: +1.8°AugSep: +6.0°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: -0.9 inOctNov: -0.7 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -1.2 inMarApr: -1.4 inAprMay: +0.2 inMayJun: -0.8 inJunJul: +0.5 inJulAug: +0.5 inAugSep: +1.0 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 Dawson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 14°0.4 in38.4° 20068.9° 1979
February42° / 17°0.6 in41.0° 19549.6° 1936
March53° / 26°1.2 in51.5° 191024.7° 1912
April62° / 35°2.4 in57.1° 198141.2° 1920
May72° / 46°3.8 in69.3° 193452.2° 1995
June82° / 57°3.6 in77.5° 193362.2° 1945
July87° / 62°3.3 in83.6° 193468.7° 1992
August85° / 60°3.0 in79.3° 198367.3° 1915
September78° / 50°1.8 in70.9° 193154.8° 1965
October65° / 37°1.8 in60.0° 196340.8° 1925
November51° / 25°0.9 in44.8° 201625.4° 1985
December40° / 16°0.5 in34.8° 20258.1° 1983

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

Towns in Dawson County

Crime Radar: Lexington, Gothenburg, Cozad

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