Rice County climate

Rice County Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Faribault, 5.6 km from Rice County

Average highs run from 77°F on September 1 to 67°F on September 30, and lows from 55°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 in over about 8 wet days.

September day by day

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

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

September at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
3.68 in
Record high
102°FSep 10, 1931
Record low
23°FSep 29, 1908
Chance of a freeze
32%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 13 min to 11 h 46 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
10.5 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 177°F55°F97°F 193735°F 190929%0%
Sep 277°F55°F99°F 192538°F 190829%0%
Sep 377°F55°F99°F 192532°F 197429%0%
Sep 477°F55°F100°F 192535°F 197429%0%
Sep 576°F54°F97°F 192235°F 190929%0%
Sep 676°F54°F96°F 192238°F 200229%0%
Sep 776°F54°F99°F 197836°F 195629%0%
Sep 876°F53°F101°F 193132°F 200029%0%
Sep 975°F53°F96°F 193128°F 200029%0%
Sep 1075°F52°F102°F 193131°F 191729%0%
Sep 1175°F52°F98°F 193132°F 189829%0%
Sep 1274°F52°F95°F 193131°F 195529%0%
Sep 1374°F51°F96°F 193930°F 190229%0%
Sep 1474°F51°F97°F 193932°F 199629%0%
Sep 1573°F50°F98°F 193924°F 200029%0%
Sep 1673°F50°F94°F 193924°F 193429%0%
Sep 1772°F49°F94°F 195530°F 191629%0%
Sep 1872°F49°F93°F 198827°F 192929%0%
Sep 1972°F48°F95°F 192035°F 190129%0%
Sep 2071°F48°F92°F 190829°F 199129%0%
Sep 2171°F47°F95°F 193732°F 191829%0%
Sep 2270°F47°F94°F 193624°F 197429%0%
Sep 2370°F46°F90°F 193729°F 198329%0%
Sep 2470°F46°F88°F 193527°F 198329%0%
Sep 2569°F45°F90°F 192027°F 190729%0%
Sep 2669°F45°F87°F 192326°F 198429%0%
Sep 2768°F44°F87°F 195627°F 198429%0%
Sep 2868°F44°F91°F 189824°F 194228%0%
Sep 2967°F43°F88°F 189723°F 190828%0%
Sep 3067°F43°F90°F 189725°F 189928%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rice County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:56 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212721 (Faribault), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212721, 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.