Steele County climate

Steele County Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Owatonna, 8.4 km from Steele County

Average highs run from 77°F on September 1 to 67°F on September 30, and lows from 57°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.80 in over about 9 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 Steele County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
3.80 in
Record high
98°FSep 7, 1978
Record low
23°FSep 22, 1974
Chance of a freeze
26%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
13 h 13 min to 11 h 45 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
72%
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 177°F57°F89°F 197936°F 197430%0%
Sep 277°F57°F92°F 197140°F 197430%0%
Sep 377°F56°F93°F 202331°F 197430%0%
Sep 477°F56°F97°F 202332°F 197430%0%
Sep 576°F56°F96°F 202337°F 196230%0%
Sep 676°F55°F93°F 197841°F 197529%0%
Sep 776°F55°F98°F 197838°F 198629%0%
Sep 876°F55°F97°F 197836°F 199529%0%
Sep 975°F54°F96°F 197836°F 196929%0%
Sep 1075°F54°F95°F 201337°F 196929%0%
Sep 1175°F54°F91°F 197838°F 196429%0%
Sep 1274°F53°F93°F 201232°F 197529%0%
Sep 1374°F53°F93°F 199832°F 197529%0%
Sep 1474°F52°F91°F 199833°F 199629%0%
Sep 1573°F52°F90°F 199431°F 201129%0%
Sep 1673°F52°F91°F 201833°F 200729%0%
Sep 1773°F51°F92°F 198835°F 197129%0%
Sep 1872°F51°F88°F 201933°F 197130%0%
Sep 1972°F50°F92°F 198435°F 199130%0%
Sep 2072°F50°F92°F 198430°F 196230%0%
Sep 2171°F49°F92°F 202231°F 198230%0%
Sep 2271°F49°F89°F 200523°F 197430%0%
Sep 2370°F48°F92°F 201729°F 198330%0%
Sep 2470°F48°F89°F 201723°F 201230%0%
Sep 2569°F47°F90°F 201731°F 197529%0%
Sep 2669°F47°F88°F 198625°F 198429%0%
Sep 2769°F47°F88°F 198632°F 199129%0%
Sep 2868°F46°F85°F 198326°F 196729%0%
Sep 2968°F46°F85°F 198326°F 196729%0%
Sep 3067°F45°F87°F 197127°F 197229%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Steele 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 6:55 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216287 (Owatonna), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216287, 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.