Is this weather normal in Rowan County?

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Rowan County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. Rowan County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 38°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.1°OctNov: +0.3°NovDec: -1.5°DecJan 2026: -3.5°JanFeb: -2.4°FebMar: +7.6°MarApr: +7.1°AprMay: -1.8°MayJun: -0.6°JunJul: +1.0°JulAug: +0.8°AugSep: +5.0°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: +1.3 inOctNov: -0.1 inNovDec: -1.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.7 inJanFeb: -1.7 inFebMar: -1.4 inMarApr: -2.2 inAprMay: -0.6 inMayJun: +1.3 inJunJul: -2.3 inJulAug: +1.8 inAugSep: -1.2 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 Rowan County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 24°3.5 in43.5° 193716.4° 1977
February47° / 26°3.4 in44.3° 193221.1° 1978
March56° / 33°4.5 in56.5° 201229.0° 1960
April68° / 42°4.5 in62.1° 202645.9° 1907
May76° / 51°5.2 in69.5° 199156.7° 1924
June84° / 59°4.7 in77.0° 194365.5° 1972
July86° / 64°5.4 in79.9° 193470.1° 1947
August85° / 62°3.8 in78.7° 199567.8° 1927
September80° / 55°3.8 in73.7° 192561.4° 1918
October69° / 43°3.3 in63.1° 191947.7° 1917
November57° / 33°3.1 in52.2° 198536.7° 1976
December46° / 28°4.0 in47.5° 201523.6° 1989

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

Towns in Rowan County

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