Is this weather normal in Russell County?

Alabama · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Russell County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. Russell County just had its 10th-warmest September in 132 years, +3° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 73°, lows near 48°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.6°OctNov: +1.6°NovDec: -0.1°DecJan 2026: -0.6°JanFeb: +1.9°FebMar: +5.4°MarApr: +3.3°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +2.1°AugSep: +3.0°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: -1.2 inOctNov: -3.3 inNovDec: -1.7 inDecJan 2026: -2.1 inJanFeb: -0.9 inFebMar: -2.5 inMarApr: -1.6 inAprMay: +5.0 inMayJun: +3.9 inJunJul: -1.3 inJulAug: +0.2 inAugSep: -0.7 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 Russell County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January59° / 36°4.7 in59.9° 195034.8° 1940
February63° / 39°4.6 in60.5° 201838.4° 1895
March70° / 45°4.9 in65.5° 201246.7° 1960
April77° / 51°4.2 in69.0° 189658.2° 1901
May84° / 60°3.4 in76.9° 189967.3° 1954
June89° / 68°4.3 in83.1° 191474.0° 1997
July92° / 71°5.0 in83.8° 198677.0° 1967
August91° / 70°4.6 in84.5° 200776.6° 1967
September87° / 65°3.7 in84.4° 192569.0° 1967
October78° / 54°3.0 in75.7° 191959.1° 1987
November68° / 43°3.8 in63.3° 198548.0° 1976
December61° / 38°5.1 in58.3° 201539.8° 1935

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

Towns in Russell County

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