Is this weather normal in Polk County?

Georgia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Polk County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.0. Polk County just had its 8th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 68°, lows near 44°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: 0.0°OctNov: +1.7°NovDec: -0.2°DecJan 2026: -1.4°JanFeb: +0.8°FebMar: +6.1°MarApr: +3.9°AprMay: -0.9°MayJun: -0.9°JunJul: +1.1°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +4.6°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: -0.1 inOctNov: -2.9 inNovDec: -2.9 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -1.3 inFebMar: -2.2 inMarApr: -1.1 inAprMay: +1.8 inMayJun: +0.1 inJunJul: +0.3 inJulAug: -1.3 inAugSep: -1.4 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 Polk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January53° / 32°4.8 in54.1° 195027.4° 1940
February57° / 34°4.9 in55.3° 201833.9° 1895
March65° / 41°5.1 in62.5° 201239.5° 1960
April74° / 48°4.4 in66.2° 201753.5° 1907
May81° / 56°3.8 in74.1° 190263.0° 1954
June87° / 64°4.0 in81.2° 191470.4° 1955
July89° / 68°4.5 in82.2° 190273.5° 1967
August89° / 67°3.7 in82.9° 200773.1° 1967
September84° / 61°3.6 in81.8° 192565.6° 1967
October74° / 49°3.3 in70.6° 191953.9° 1987
November63° / 39°4.2 in59.4° 198543.0° 1976
December55° / 34°4.8 in55.3° 201533.9° 1963

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

Towns in Polk County

Crime Radar: Cedartown, Rockmart

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