Alta climate

Alta Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Storm Lake, 8.5 km from Alta

Average highs run from 78°F on September 1 to 69°F on September 30, and lows from 58°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.96 in.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
2.96 in
Record high
101°FSep 5, 1913
Record low
22°FSep 29, 1899
Chance of a freeze
10%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
13 h 09 min to 11 h 47 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
10.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 178°F58°F96°F 191137°F 19490%
Sep 278°F58°F96°F 192541°F 19740%
Sep 378°F57°F99°F 192535°F 19740%
Sep 477°F57°F99°F 191334°F 19740%
Sep 577°F57°F101°F 191337°F 19620%
Sep 677°F56°F99°F 193936°F 19620%
Sep 777°F56°F99°F 193936°F 19620%
Sep 876°F56°F96°F 194735°F 19950%
Sep 976°F55°F95°F 193336°F 1910
Sep 1076°F55°F95°F 193139°F 1917
Sep 1176°F55°F92°F 192735°F 1964
Sep 1276°F54°F95°F 193932°F 1902
Sep 1375°F54°F96°F 193135°F 1949
Sep 1475°F53°F96°F 193935°F 1949
Sep 1575°F53°F96°F 195532°F 1916
Sep 1674°F53°F94°F 195531°F 1937
Sep 1774°F52°F93°F 195532°F 1900
Sep 1874°F52°F93°F 200028°F 1929
Sep 1973°F51°F95°F 199832°F 1991
Sep 2073°F51°F93°F 198430°F 1918
Sep 2173°F51°F94°F 193729°F 1991
Sep 2272°F50°F94°F 193728°F 1913
Sep 2372°F50°F90°F 201729°F 1974
Sep 2472°F49°F88°F 189328°F 1989
Sep 2571°F49°F90°F 195627°F 1893
Sep 2671°F48°F95°F 199828°F 1984
Sep 2770°F48°F93°F 195628°F 1984
Sep 2870°F47°F88°F 195626°F 1942
Sep 2969°F47°F88°F 202122°F 1899
Sep 3069°F47°F89°F 202326°F 1939

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 7:04 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137979 (Storm Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137979, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.