Is this weather normal in Fayette County?

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Fayette County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Fayette County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 58.5° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.4°OctNov: +0.3°NovDec: -1.0°DecJan 2026: -4.2°JanFeb: -1.9°FebMar: +8.1°MarApr: +7.3°AprMay: -1.4°MayJun: -0.1°JunJul: +1.4°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +5.9°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: +3.2 inOctNov: -0.7 inNovDec: -1.4 inDecJan 2026: -0.8 inJanFeb: -1.9 inFebMar: -1.6 inMarApr: -1.4 inAprMay: +1.0 inMayJun: +3.5 inJunJul: -0.6 inJulAug: +2.5 inAugSep: -2.5 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 Fayette County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 25°3.6 in42.9° 195016.6° 1977
February46° / 27°3.6 in45.6° 201720.8° 1978
March56° / 34°4.5 in55.8° 201228.3° 1960
April67° / 43°4.6 in62.4° 202645.1° 1907
May75° / 53°5.3 in71.4° 201856.4° 1917
June83° / 61°4.8 in76.8° 195266.2° 1955
July86° / 65°5.0 in80.0° 190169.9° 1947
August85° / 64°3.7 in80.0° 200768.6° 1927
September80° / 56°3.7 in75.1° 192561.4° 1918
October68° / 45°3.6 in63.4° 191948.3° 1917
November56° / 35°3.3 in53.0° 193136.7° 1976
December46° / 29°4.1 in48.3° 201522.6° 1989

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

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