Is this weather normal in Wilkes County?

Georgia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Wilkes County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.4. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 46°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.8°OctNov: +2.7°NovDec: +1.0°DecJan 2026: -0.7°JanFeb: +1.0°FebMar: +6.1°MarApr: +4.2°AprMay: +0.8°MayJun: -0.3°JunJul: +1.9°JulAug: +2.6°AugSep: +4.3°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: +0.2 inOctNov: -2.6 inNovDec: -2.3 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: +0.2 inFebMar: -3.1 inMarApr: -2.2 inAprMay: +3.4 inMayJun: -0.6 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: -1.8 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 Wilkes County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January55° / 33°4.1 in54.9° 197432.0° 1940
February59° / 36°4.0 in56.2° 202336.7° 1905
March67° / 42°4.6 in62.7° 201241.5° 1960
April75° / 49°3.2 in67.6° 189654.9° 1961
May82° / 58°3.1 in76.9° 189664.8° 1954
June88° / 66°4.1 in82.5° 195272.1° 1972
July91° / 70°3.9 in84.6° 199376.0° 1967
August90° / 69°4.3 in83.5° 200775.6° 1981
September84° / 63°3.7 in82.8° 192567.2° 1967
October75° / 51°2.9 in71.6° 191956.5° 1987
November65° / 41°3.4 in61.0° 198546.6° 1976
December57° / 35°4.4 in56.0° 201535.4° 1917

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

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