October and November weather in Powder River County was relatively uneventful, with October trending warmer than usual, and November cooler than normal. Both months trended drier than normal, with a total of 0.47” of precip in October and 0.18” in November, for a total nearly 1” below normal for the two months.
From January 1 to the end of November, Broadus trailed behind average in precipitation by around 25%, receiving 10.9” of precipitation this year, compared to an average of 14.4”.
Those averages include years such as 1988 – the driest on record, which had 7.30”, and 2019, which had 23.90” through the first 11 months of the year.
October’s high temperature in Broadus was 85, achieved on the 9th, and the low was 20, on Halloween. The average of 54.4 degrees for the month was nearly 6 degrees above average.
November had a high of 62, on November 10th, and a low of 3 degrees, on the 25th. The average temperature for the entire month was 33.9 degrees, or 1.2 degrees below average.
Looking around the county, the Biddle 8 miles SW station had a high in October of 85, on the 16th, and a low of 23 on Halloween. That station had no snow in October, and totaled 0.41” of rain, compared to an average of 1.35”.
In November the high was 62, on the 10th, and the low was 1, on the 25th. They recorded an 1” of snow on the 19th and 24th, with 0.22” of moisture in total compared to 0.46” on average.
The Moorhead 9 miles NE station in October had a high for the month of 87, on the 9th, and a low of 22, on the 31st.
They had 0.63” of moisture in October and no snow, compared to a normal 1.11” of precip, and 2” of snow.
That station had a high of 61 on the 10th of November, and a low of 1 on the 25th. That station had 0.7” of snow over the course of the month, compared to an average of 3.3”, and had 0.29” of total precip, compared to an average of 0.37”.
The Fort Howes RAWS station recorded 0.33” of precip in October, with a high for the month of 87, on the 9th, and a low of 21, on the 31st. That station had a peak wind gust of 40 mph, on October 5th.
In November, the station had another 40 mph wind gust on November 19th. The station recorded 0.19” of moisture, and had a high of 62, on the 11th, and a low of 2, on the 25th.
In October, Volborg had 0.09” of moisture, and 0.38” in November.
The Powderville 8 miles NNE station had a high of 88 on October 9th for the high, with a low of 20 on Halloween. They had a paltry 0.04” of moisture in October, compared to an average of 1.16”.
The Powderville station in November had a high of 62 on November 9th, and a low of 2, on the 25th. That station had 0.3” of snow, compared to a 3.3” average. They had 0.25” of total moisture, down from 0.47” on average.
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