Is this weather normal in DeKalb County?

Illinois · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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DeKalb County just had its 5th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual. DeKalb County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 52.3° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 55°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.7°OctNov: +1.5°NovDec: -3.0°DecJan 2026: -2.4°JanFeb: +5.5°FebMar: +5.2°MarApr: +5.1°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +2.0°JulAug: +0.4°AugSep: +4.1°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: -0.8 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.8 inJanFeb: -1.6 inFebMar: +1.8 inMarApr: +3.2 inAprMay: -3.4 inMayJun: +1.6 inJunJul: -0.5 inJulAug: +1.6 inAugSep: +3.0 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 DeKalb County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January29° / 14°1.7 in33.3° 20065.2° 1912
February34° / 18°1.7 in37.4° 19989.0° 1936
March46° / 27°2.3 in51.7° 201221.9° 1960
April60° / 37°3.7 in55.2° 191539.1° 1907
May71° / 49°4.6 in67.4° 197751.6° 1907
June80° / 58°4.8 in75.5° 193362.3° 1916
July83° / 62°3.9 in79.3° 190166.8° 2009
August81° / 60°3.9 in78.3° 194763.4° 1915
September75° / 53°3.5 in69.4° 189756.7° 1918
October63° / 41°3.1 in61.3° 196341.2° 1925
November47° / 30°2.5 in47.8° 200129.4° 1951
December35° / 20°2.0 in37.8° 201512.9° 1963

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

Towns in DeKalb County

Crime Radar: DeKalb, Sycamore, Cortland, Genoa

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