Is this weather normal in DeKalb County?

Alabama · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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DeKalb County just had its 6th-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. DeKalb County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 66°, lows near 44°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in DeKalb County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.7°OctNov: +1.8°NovDec: -0.2°DecJan 2026: -0.9°JanFeb: +1.3°FebMar: +7.1°MarApr: +4.8°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: -0.4°JunJul: +1.4°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +5.5°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 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.5 inOctNov: -2.5 inNovDec: -3.9 inDecJan 2026: -0.7 inJanFeb: -2.0 inFebMar: -1.5 inMarApr: -0.3 inAprMay: +1.7 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: +0.6 inJulAug: +1.4 inAugSep: -3.1 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 DeKalb County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January50° / 31°5.5 in52.9° 195025.8° 1940
February54° / 34°5.2 in53.0° 201831.7° 1958
March63° / 41°5.5 in61.1° 201237.8° 1960
April71° / 48°5.3 in64.7° 189653.1° 1983
May78° / 57°4.5 in73.4° 190261.7° 1917
June85° / 64°4.7 in80.7° 191469.4° 1955
July87° / 67°4.6 in81.5° 193072.0° 1967
August87° / 66°3.9 in82.0° 200771.7° 1967
September82° / 60°4.2 in81.4° 192565.4° 1967
October72° / 49°3.8 in70.4° 191953.5° 1987
November61° / 39°4.6 in58.3° 198542.1° 1976
December53° / 34°5.8 in53.4° 201531.9° 1963

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

Towns in DeKalb County

Crime Radar: Fort Payne, Rainsville

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