Is this weather normal in Jefferson County?

Nebraska · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Jefferson County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +7° 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 59°, lows near 36°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.7°OctNov: +3.5°NovDec: +2.6°DecJan 2026: -0.4°JanFeb: +7.5°FebMar: +6.9°MarApr: +4.8°AprMay: +1.7°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +1.2°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +6.9°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: +0.3 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: +0.5 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.1 inMarApr: +1.2 inAprMay: +0.4 inMayJun: -0.4 inJunJul: +2.5 inJulAug: +0.5 inAugSep: +2.5 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 Jefferson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 16°0.7 in38.5° 20068.0° 1940
February42° / 20°0.9 in41.1° 202410.8° 1936
March54° / 30°1.7 in55.2° 201224.6° 1960
April64° / 40°2.8 in59.5° 198142.5° 1920
May74° / 51°4.9 in70.5° 193455.6° 1935
June85° / 61°4.5 in80.0° 193364.2° 1945
July89° / 66°4.1 in87.1° 193471.0° 1915
August87° / 64°3.4 in83.8° 194767.2° 1915
September79° / 55°3.0 in74.5° 193159.8° 1902
October67° / 42°2.3 in63.8° 196342.3° 1925
November52° / 29°1.3 in49.6° 200129.7° 1896
December40° / 20°1.1 in37.2° 20219.0° 1983

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

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