Benson County climate

Benson County Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minnewaukan, 7.5 km from Benson County

Average highs run from 76°F on September 1 to 63°F on September 30, and lows from 51°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.02 in over about 6 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 Benson County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
2.02 in
Record high
100°FSep 1, 1929
Record low
15°FSep 26, 1927
Chance of a freeze
55%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
13 h 22 min to 11 h 42 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
11.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Sep 176°F51°F100°F 192935°F 194623%
Sep 275°F50°F95°F 196033°F 194622%
Sep 375°F50°F98°F 198335°F 193422%
Sep 475°F50°F96°F 194536°F 196222%
Sep 574°F49°F98°F 200132°F 196522%
Sep 674°F49°F98°F 197631°F 192922%
Sep 774°F49°F100°F 197636°F 196521%
Sep 873°F48°F99°F 195933°F 195621%
Sep 973°F48°F92°F 198234°F 193521%
Sep 1072°F48°F94°F 195228°F 194321%
Sep 1172°F47°F93°F 194825°F 196421%
Sep 1272°F47°F93°F 196931°F 192321%
Sep 1371°F46°F93°F 196625°F 192321%
Sep 1471°F46°F93°F 194627°F 195620%
Sep 1570°F46°F90°F 195524°F 196420%
Sep 1670°F45°F87°F 193524°F 195920%
Sep 1769°F45°F91°F 198926°F 195920%
Sep 1869°F44°F93°F 193323°F 192920%
Sep 1969°F44°F90°F 194127°F 192920%
Sep 2068°F44°F90°F 196027°F 197320%
Sep 2168°F43°F91°F 193829°F 193419%
Sep 2267°F43°F94°F 193826°F 194719%
Sep 2367°F42°F88°F 195822°F 198919%
Sep 2466°F42°F87°F 194924°F 192619%
Sep 2566°F41°F88°F 193820°F 192619%
Sep 2665°F41°F94°F 196315°F 192719%
Sep 2765°F41°F93°F 195221°F 196719%
Sep 2864°F40°F85°F 194317°F 193018%
Sep 2964°F40°F84°F 193122°F 193018%
Sep 3063°F39°F88°F 198925°F 193018%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benson County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 7:18 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325848 (Minnewaukan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014912, 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.