Is this weather normal in Decatur County?

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Decatur County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +7° against the usual. Decatur County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.7.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 61°, lows near 32°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.2°OctNov: +3.7°NovDec: +6.9°DecJan 2026: +2.9°JanFeb: +9.6°FebMar: +8.8°MarApr: +3.1°AprMay: +0.9°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +2.0°JulAug: +3.2°AugSep: +6.6°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: -0.2 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.1 inMarApr: -1.3 inAprMay: -1.2 inMayJun: +0.2 inJunJul: -1.8 inJulAug: +0.8 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 Decatur County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 16°0.4 in39.9° 200611.4° 1940
February45° / 19°0.6 in43.4° 195415.7° 1899
March57° / 28°1.1 in52.0° 191025.0° 1958
April65° / 36°2.1 in57.7° 198142.3° 1920
May75° / 46°3.2 in69.3° 193453.0° 1995
June86° / 58°3.0 in78.5° 193362.5° 1928
July91° / 63°3.5 in84.7° 193470.6° 1915
August89° / 61°3.1 in81.6° 198367.5° 1915
September81° / 52°1.7 in73.0° 202657.6° 1965
October68° / 39°1.7 in61.0° 196344.2° 1925
November54° / 26°0.8 in46.6° 199929.2° 1985
December43° / 18°0.6 in37.3° 202512.4° 1983

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

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