Is this weather normal in Modoc County?

California · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Modoc County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.8. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 56°, lows near 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.9°OctNov: +6.4°NovDec: +9.1°DecJan 2026: +5.3°JanFeb: +4.4°FebMar: +9.8°MarApr: +2.1°AprMay: +3.7°MayJun: +3.1°JunJul: +1.6°JulAug: +3.2°AugSep: -2.7°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: +0.7 inOctNov: -0.6 inNovDec: +1.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.4 inJanFeb: +0.9 inFebMar: -1.6 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: -0.1 inMayJun: -0.5 inJunJul: -0.2 inJulAug: -0.3 inAugSep: +0.6 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 Modoc County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 23°2.5 in39.6° 200310.9° 1949
February44° / 24°1.9 in41.7° 196320.2° 1903
March50° / 27°2.1 in48.2° 202624.8° 1917
April55° / 31°1.9 in50.1° 193433.6° 1967
May65° / 37°1.8 in57.9° 199241.3° 1899
June74° / 43°0.9 in67.0° 202151.6° 1907
July85° / 50°0.3 in73.5° 202158.4° 1903
August84° / 48°0.3 in70.4° 202255.3° 1899
September76° / 42°0.5 in64.2° 202050.2° 1900
October63° / 33°1.1 in54.1° 198839.7° 1899
November49° / 27°1.9 in44.0° 202527.6° 1994
December40° / 22°2.6 in39.9° 202521.0° 1914

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

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