Is this weather normal in Elkhart County?

Indiana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Elkhart County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 67.2° there, 3.4° above the usual for September (11th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 55°, lows near 37°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.1°OctNov: -0.6°NovDec: -3.2°DecJan 2026: -3.4°JanFeb: +1.8°FebMar: +6.9°MarApr: +5.8°AprMay: -1.8°MayJun: -0.7°JunJul: +1.9°JulAug: +0.4°AugSep: +3.4°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: -0.9 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -1.3 inJanFeb: -0.9 inFebMar: +2.6 inMarApr: +3.3 inAprMay: -2.4 inMayJun: +1.2 inJunJul: +0.8 inJulAug: +0.3 inAugSep: +1.6 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 Elkhart County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January32° / 17°2.5 in35.8° 20068.5° 1918
February35° / 19°2.1 in37.8° 201711.9° 1978
March47° / 28°2.3 in52.1° 201223.7° 1960
April60° / 37°3.6 in54.4° 202637.9° 1907
May71° / 49°4.2 in66.6° 197751.0° 1917
June80° / 58°4.1 in74.2° 193461.9° 1928
July83° / 62°3.9 in78.8° 201267.3° 2009
August81° / 60°3.9 in77.1° 194763.4° 1915
September75° / 52°3.3 in68.2° 193155.8° 1918
October63° / 42°3.4 in58.8° 196342.0° 1917
November48° / 32°2.8 in46.8° 200130.9° 1951
December37° / 23°2.5 in39.6° 201516.2° 2000

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

Towns in Elkhart County

Crime Radar: Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee

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