McKenzie County climate

McKenzie County Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watford City, 10.6 km from McKenzie County

Average highs run from 77°F on September 1 to 64°F on September 30, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.16 in over about 7 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 McKenzie County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
1.16 in
Record high
103°FSep 3, 1940
Record low
10°FSep 24, 1926
Chance of a freeze
63%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
13 h 22 min to 11 h 43 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
11.2 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°F50°F102°F 192931°F 197227%0%
Sep 277°F50°F101°F 200429°F 194626%0%
Sep 376°F50°F103°F 194031°F 196226%0%
Sep 476°F49°F103°F 191232°F 195626%0%
Sep 576°F49°F102°F 199829°F 196526%0%
Sep 675°F49°F101°F 193128°F 195626%0%
Sep 775°F48°F103°F 197632°F 197226%0%
Sep 874°F48°F98°F 200327°F 202026%0%
Sep 974°F47°F98°F 199428°F 202026%0%
Sep 1074°F47°F102°F 199426°F 195526%0%
Sep 1173°F47°F95°F 193426°F 196426%
Sep 1273°F46°F95°F 197630°F 192325%
Sep 1372°F46°F93°F 196922°F 197025%
Sep 1472°F46°F95°F 194620°F 199325%
Sep 1572°F45°F103°F 194822°F 199325%
Sep 1671°F45°F94°F 200227°F 196525%
Sep 1771°F44°F98°F 200223°F 192625%
Sep 1870°F44°F94°F 193325°F 197124%
Sep 1970°F44°F95°F 200427°F 194324%
Sep 2069°F43°F91°F 197226°F 194524%
Sep 2169°F43°F94°F 193816°F 199524%
Sep 2268°F43°F96°F 193817°F 199524%
Sep 2368°F42°F90°F 192422°F 199524%
Sep 2467°F42°F95°F 199210°F 192624%
Sep 2567°F41°F92°F 199214°F 192823%
Sep 2666°F41°F92°F 195618°F 197223%
Sep 2766°F41°F94°F 201520°F 194223%
Sep 2865°F40°F88°F 194322°F 192023%
Sep 2965°F40°F87°F 200120°F 197223%
Sep 3064°F39°F92°F 196313°F 197422%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McKenzie 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 7:12 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.