Is this weather normal in Hanson County?

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Hanson County just had its 4th-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. 6.9 inches fell in September, the 3rd-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.8°OctNov: +3.3°NovDec: +0.8°DecJan 2026: +2.8°JanFeb: +9.3°FebMar: +5.7°MarApr: +0.1°AprMay: +1.6°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +4.4°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: +5.5°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: -0.8 inOctNov: +0.7 inNovDec: +0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: -0.6 inMarApr: -0.6 inAprMay: -2.1 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -0.9 inJulAug: -1.4 inAugSep: +4.1 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 Hanson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January27° / 8°0.5 in32.2° 20060.1° 1937
February33° / 12°0.8 in36.0° 1954-5.3° 1936
March45° / 23°1.2 in50.2° 201217.1° 1899
April59° / 34°2.8 in55.7° 195536.4° 2018
May70° / 46°3.7 in71.0° 193450.4° 1907
June81° / 58°3.9 in78.7° 193361.2° 1945
July86° / 62°3.1 in84.6° 193665.6° 1992
August83° / 60°3.0 in78.4° 194765.2° 1915
September76° / 50°2.8 in69.2° 189753.1° 1965
October61° / 37°2.0 in57.6° 196337.0° 1925
November45° / 23°0.9 in43.6° 199916.7° 1896
December31° / 13°0.7 in31.3° 20231.4° 1983

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

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