Is this weather normal in Stark County?

Illinois · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Stark County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Stark County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 54.0° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 56°, lows near 36°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.7°OctNov: +2.7°NovDec: -2.0°DecJan 2026: -1.3°JanFeb: +6.0°FebMar: +7.1°MarApr: +5.8°AprMay: +0.1°MayJun: -0.6°JunJul: +1.9°JulAug: +0.7°AugSep: +5.5°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: -1.2 inOctNov: -0.7 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -1.1 inJanFeb: -1.7 inFebMar: +1.4 inMarApr: +2.8 inAprMay: -3.0 inMayJun: +3.9 inJunJul: -2.1 inJulAug: +4.2 inAugSep: +0.4 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 Stark County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January31° / 15°1.8 in35.3° 20067.5° 1977
February36° / 19°1.9 in39.5° 202410.6° 1936
March49° / 29°2.4 in53.2° 201222.4° 1960
April62° / 39°3.8 in57.8° 201041.2° 1907
May73° / 51°4.9 in69.1° 201853.6° 1907
June82° / 60°4.6 in77.9° 193463.7° 1903
July85° / 63°3.9 in82.5° 193668.7° 2009
August83° / 61°3.7 in79.8° 194765.5° 1915
September77° / 53°3.6 in70.9° 193357.8° 1918
October64° / 42°3.0 in63.0° 196342.0° 1925
November49° / 31°2.5 in49.3° 200130.3° 1959
December36° / 21°2.0 in38.4° 201513.3° 1983

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

Towns in Stark County

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