Is this weather normal in Bethel Census Area?

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Bethel Census Area has warmed about 0.8° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 46.0° there, 1.5° above the usual for September (20th warmest of 102).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 30°, lows near 19°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Bethel Census Area. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.9°OctNov: +2.5°NovDec: -7.2°DecJan 2026: -8.2°JanFeb: -4.8°FebMar: -14.9°MarApr: +0.3°AprMay: -2.8°MayJun: +1.5°JunJul: -2.9°JulAug: +1.3°AugSep: +1.5°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1925.

Every year since 1925

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Rain and drought

Oct: -0.1 inOctNov: -1.1 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: +0.2 inFebMar: -0.9 inMarApr: +0.7 inAprMay: +0.3 inMayJun: -1.0 inJunJul: +1.5 inJulAug: +1.4 inAugSep: -0.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Bethel Census Area

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January16° / 2°1.1 in27.2° 2014-12.8° 2012
February22° / 7°1.3 in25.4° 2000-9.5° 1990
March25° / 8°1.0 in31.3° 2019-0.5° 1959
April38° / 22°1.0 in40.4° 201611.6° 1985
May51° / 34°1.3 in47.4° 202032.0° 1964
June61° / 43°2.0 in56.5° 201943.6° 1955
July63° / 47°3.0 in60.2° 201949.3° 1959
August59° / 46°3.7 in57.9° 200447.4° 1969
September51° / 38°3.4 in49.5° 201835.1° 1992
October37° / 25°2.3 in40.0° 201821.0° 2008
November24° / 12°2.1 in27.5° 20021.3° 2021
December18° / 4°1.4 in26.2° 1985-8.8° 1942

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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