Is this weather normal in Elbert County?

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Elbert County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. Elbert County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.1.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 58°, lows near 27°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.3°OctNov: +5.4°NovDec: +10.0°DecJan 2026: +2.7°JanFeb: +9.5°FebMar: +10.0°MarApr: +3.1°AprMay: +0.4°MayJun: +2.2°JunJul: +3.5°JulAug: +3.4°AugSep: +5.1°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: -0.0 inNovDec: -0.0 inDecJan 2026: 0.0 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -0.9 inAprMay: +0.1 inMayJun: -0.6 inJunJul: -1.0 inJulAug: +0.5 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 Elbert County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January44° / 14°0.5 in37.4° 198612.8° 1930
February45° / 16°0.5 in39.9° 195413.5° 1899
March53° / 23°1.1 in48.4° 202624.1° 1965
April60° / 30°1.9 in51.5° 194636.3° 1920
May69° / 40°2.5 in60.8° 193446.6° 1917
June81° / 49°2.1 in71.0° 202457.5° 1945
July87° / 55°2.9 in74.5° 202664.7° 1895
August84° / 53°2.5 in73.2° 202062.5° 1920
September77° / 45°1.2 in66.0° 201952.7° 1912
October64° / 32°1.0 in55.9° 195038.1° 1969
November52° / 22°0.6 in43.7° 194925.4° 1929
December43° / 15°0.5 in38.7° 202516.4° 1983

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

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