Is this weather normal in Perkins County?

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Perkins County. Perkins County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 26°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.5°OctNov: +3.8°NovDec: +3.8°DecJan 2026: +3.2°JanFeb: +11.3°FebMar: +7.2°MarApr: -1.2°AprMay: +1.9°MayJun: -0.9°JunJul: +6.2°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +4.1°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: -0.1 inNovDec: +0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -1.3 inJunJul: -1.4 inJulAug: +0.7 inAugSep: +0.5 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 Perkins County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January29° / 7°0.3 in31.1° 2006-4.5° 1950
February32° / 11°0.5 in36.1° 1954-7.7° 1936
March44° / 20°0.8 in45.8° 201212.0° 1899
April56° / 30°1.6 in50.8° 194633.9° 1950
May67° / 41°3.0 in65.4° 193446.5° 1907
June77° / 51°3.1 in75.4° 198856.4° 1945
July86° / 57°2.4 in82.7° 193662.7° 1915
August85° / 55°1.7 in75.9° 193763.5° 1992
September75° / 45°1.3 in67.7° 202446.3° 1965
October58° / 32°1.4 in56.1° 196332.9° 1925
November43° / 20°0.5 in41.5° 199913.0° 1896
December32° / 10°0.4 in30.1° 20230.0° 1983

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

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