Is this weather normal in Garfield County?

Nebraska · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Garfield County just had its 3rd-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 55°, lows near 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.9°OctNov: +4.3°NovDec: +6.2°DecJan 2026: +2.9°JanFeb: +8.7°FebMar: +7.6°MarApr: +1.9°AprMay: +1.0°MayJun: -0.1°JunJul: +3.3°JulAug: +0.8°AugSep: +5.6°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: -1.3 inOctNov: -0.7 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -1.2 inMarApr: -1.5 inAprMay: -1.0 inMayJun: +2.5 inJunJul: -0.8 inJulAug: +1.8 inAugSep: +0.6 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 Garfield County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January34° / 13°0.5 in37.0° 20065.3° 1937
February38° / 16°0.7 in39.2° 19541.6° 1936
March50° / 25°1.4 in50.9° 201221.6° 1912
April60° / 35°3.0 in56.1° 198138.2° 1920
May70° / 45°4.1 in69.0° 193451.0° 1935
June80° / 56°4.0 in76.2° 193360.6° 1945
July86° / 61°3.4 in82.9° 193666.8° 1992
August84° / 60°3.2 in78.6° 193765.8° 1915
September76° / 50°2.2 in69.8° 193152.7° 1965
October63° / 37°2.1 in58.6° 193838.7° 1925
November48° / 24°0.9 in44.1° 199921.9° 1896
December37° / 16°0.7 in33.5° 20235.4° 1983

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

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