Is this weather normal in Ripley County?

Indiana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Ripley County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +7° against the usual. Ripley County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 56.3° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 60°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.9°OctNov: -0.4°NovDec: -2.1°DecJan 2026: -5.2°JanFeb: -1.2°FebMar: +7.5°MarApr: +7.2°AprMay: -2.2°MayJun: -0.1°JunJul: +2.1°JulAug: +0.8°AugSep: +6.5°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: +0.3 inOctNov: -0.1 inNovDec: -1.4 inDecJan 2026: -1.6 inJanFeb: -1.9 inFebMar: +4.1 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: +2.3 inMayJun: +0.9 inJunJul: -2.5 inJulAug: +4.4 inAugSep: -1.1 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 Ripley County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 22°3.4 in40.2° 200612.1° 1977
February43° / 24°2.9 in43.1° 201717.5° 1978
March53° / 33°4.0 in55.7° 201227.3° 1960
April65° / 42°4.8 in60.7° 202643.5° 1907
May74° / 52°5.3 in70.6° 201855.9° 1917
June82° / 61°5.0 in76.3° 193365.9° 1972
July85° / 64°4.4 in80.8° 190169.2° 2009
August84° / 62°3.6 in79.6° 193666.8° 1927
September78° / 55°3.2 in73.0° 192559.1° 1918
October67° / 44°3.5 in61.4° 194746.9° 1925
November53° / 34°3.5 in50.4° 190934.8° 1976
December42° / 26°3.8 in44.4° 201519.5° 1989

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

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