Is this weather normal in Madison County?

Kentucky · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Madison County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Madison County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 63°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.1°OctNov: +0.3°NovDec: -0.2°DecJan 2026: -4.0°JanFeb: -1.1°FebMar: +8.8°MarApr: +7.1°AprMay: -0.9°MayJun: 0.0°JunJul: +1.2°JulAug: +1.5°AugSep: +6.0°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: +2.1 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -1.4 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -1.6 inFebMar: -2.0 inMarApr: -1.6 inAprMay: +0.1 inMayJun: +3.1 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: +1.6 inAugSep: -2.3 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 Madison County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 25°3.6 in44.7° 195017.6° 1977
February48° / 28°3.6 in46.3° 201722.3° 1978
March57° / 35°4.4 in56.5° 201229.2° 1960
April68° / 44°4.6 in62.9° 202646.5° 1907
May76° / 54°5.0 in71.5° 201857.0° 1917
June83° / 62°4.8 in77.4° 195267.2° 1955
July86° / 66°5.2 in80.2° 190170.6° 1947
August86° / 64°3.8 in80.5° 200769.3° 1927
September80° / 57°3.7 in76.1° 192561.9° 1918
October69° / 46°3.5 in64.7° 191949.0° 1917
November57° / 35°3.3 in54.0° 193137.7° 1976
December46° / 29°4.2 in48.8° 201524.5° 1989

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

Towns in Madison County

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