Is this weather normal in Scotts Bluff County?

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Scotts Bluff County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Scotts Bluff County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -6.6.

This week

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

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.5°OctNov: +4.8°NovDec: +10.1°DecJan 2026: +4.3°JanFeb: +9.2°FebMar: +10.2°MarApr: +3.2°AprMay: +2.8°MayJun: +1.7°JunJul: +5.2°JulAug: +3.4°AugSep: +5.8°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: -0.6 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -1.3 inAprMay: -1.3 inMayJun: +0.3 inJunJul: -0.8 inJulAug: +0.5 inAugSep: -0.3 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 Scotts Bluff County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January41° / 15°0.3 in35.7° 20068.8° 1930
February43° / 17°0.4 in40.2° 19546.8° 1899
March53° / 25°0.8 in49.2° 202622.6° 1906
April61° / 32°1.7 in53.6° 194635.8° 1920
May70° / 42°2.8 in64.0° 193448.0° 1917
June82° / 52°2.4 in73.5° 201258.4° 1928
July89° / 58°1.9 in78.9° 202666.0° 1915
August87° / 55°1.4 in75.1° 198364.4° 1915
September78° / 46°1.4 in68.2° 202451.6° 1912
October64° / 33°1.2 in56.2° 196338.3° 1925
November51° / 23°0.5 in43.6° 194924.4° 1985
December41° / 15°0.4 in38.0° 202512.8° 1983

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

Towns in Scotts Bluff County

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