Is this weather normal in Russell County?

Kentucky · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Russell County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +7° against the usual. Russell County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 64°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.2°OctNov: +1.8°NovDec: -0.1°DecJan 2026: -3.0°JanFeb: -0.3°FebMar: +8.6°MarApr: +7.2°AprMay: +0.3°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +2.3°JulAug: +2.1°AugSep: +6.8°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: +0.9 inOctNov: -0.9 inNovDec: -2.3 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -1.1 inFebMar: -2.4 inMarApr: -2.8 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: +0.2 inJunJul: +0.2 inJulAug: +0.2 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 Russell County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January45° / 26°4.5 in45.9° 193717.8° 1977
February49° / 29°4.4 in48.1° 201824.3° 1978
March58° / 35°5.2 in57.5° 201231.3° 1960
April69° / 44°5.0 in63.6° 202647.8° 1907
May76° / 54°5.2 in72.6° 201857.5° 1917
June84° / 61°4.8 in78.2° 191466.9° 1955
July87° / 66°5.3 in81.3° 190170.3° 1947
August86° / 64°3.8 in80.2° 200769.6° 1946
September80° / 57°3.8 in76.4° 192561.4° 1918
October70° / 45°3.4 in65.8° 191949.9° 1917
November58° / 35°3.7 in54.5° 198537.6° 1976
December48° / 29°5.0 in49.0° 201526.1° 1989

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

Towns in Russell County

Crime Radar: Russell Springs

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