Is this weather normal in Marion County?

Kentucky · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Marion County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +7° against the usual. Marion County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 58.9° on average.

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 Marion County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.1°OctNov: +1.3°NovDec: +0.2°DecJan 2026: -3.7°JanFeb: +0.6°FebMar: +9.2°MarApr: +7.4°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: 0.0°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +1.5°AugSep: +6.9°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: +1.6 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: -1.6 inDecJan 2026: -1.0 inJanFeb: -1.8 inFebMar: -2.3 inMarApr: -1.7 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: +1.2 inJunJul: +2.5 inJulAug: +1.3 inAugSep: -1.9 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 Marion County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 25°3.8 in42.9° 200616.2° 1977
February48° / 28°3.9 in46.1° 202322.7° 1978
March57° / 35°4.8 in57.2° 201229.8° 1960
April68° / 44°4.8 in63.5° 202647.3° 1907
May76° / 54°5.2 in71.1° 201857.6° 1917
June84° / 62°4.9 in78.1° 191466.8° 1955
July87° / 66°5.0 in81.8° 190170.7° 1947
August86° / 64°3.6 in80.5° 200769.3° 1967
September80° / 57°3.9 in76.1° 192561.3° 1918
October69° / 45°3.6 in64.9° 191949.7° 1917
November57° / 35°3.4 in54.0° 198536.7° 1976
December47° / 29°4.5 in48.1° 201524.6° 1989

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

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