Is this weather normal in Polk County?

Nebraska · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Polk County just had its 4th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° 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 57°, lows near 34°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.7°OctNov: +3.4°NovDec: +3.7°DecJan 2026: +1.1°JanFeb: +8.8°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +2.5°AprMay: +0.9°MayJun: 0.0°JunJul: +2.1°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +5.2°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: -1.5 inOctNov: -0.8 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.3 inMarApr: -0.3 inAprMay: +0.3 inMayJun: -0.3 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: +1.5 inAugSep: +3.0 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 Polk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January34° / 14°0.6 in37.9° 20067.1° 1940
February39° / 18°0.7 in40.0° 20245.3° 1936
March51° / 28°1.5 in53.6° 201221.8° 1960
April63° / 38°2.8 in58.2° 198141.2° 1907
May73° / 49°4.8 in71.2° 193453.0° 1935
June83° / 60°4.3 in78.4° 193363.5° 1945
July86° / 65°3.3 in86.6° 193669.4° 1992
August84° / 63°3.5 in81.8° 193766.4° 1915
September78° / 53°2.5 in72.5° 193156.6° 1965
October65° / 40°2.2 in61.5° 193840.4° 1925
November50° / 27°1.3 in48.0° 200125.6° 1896
December37° / 18°0.9 in34.6° 20217.3° 1983

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

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