Is this weather normal in Franklin Parish?

Louisiana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Franklin Parish just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. Only 0.43 inches fell in September, the 2nd-driest September on record there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 74°, lows near 49°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.0°OctNov: +3.7°NovDec: +1.0°DecJan 2026: -0.6°JanFeb: +3.2°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +4.3°AprMay: -1.9°MayJun: +1.6°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +2.8°AugSep: +5.1°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: -0.2 inOctNov: -2.5 inNovDec: -3.9 inDecJan 2026: -1.6 inJanFeb: -3.9 inFebMar: -2.9 inMarApr: -1.1 inAprMay: +3.1 inMayJun: +3.3 inJunJul: -2.6 inJulAug: -2.0 inAugSep: -3.2 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 Franklin Parish

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January58° / 37°5.9 in58.5° 195033.9° 1940
February62° / 41°5.0 in60.1° 201738.0° 1895
March70° / 47°5.5 in67.0° 201247.5° 1915
April77° / 54°5.9 in70.8° 198159.5° 1983
May84° / 62°4.6 in78.1° 189967.3° 1954
June90° / 70°4.1 in84.0° 195373.8° 1903
July93° / 72°4.4 in85.6° 199878.6° 2014
August93° / 71°3.8 in87.2° 202377.2° 1992
September89° / 65°3.6 in82.5° 192570.7° 1974
October79° / 54°4.5 in73.6° 191957.4° 1952
November68° / 44°4.8 in64.2° 202448.0° 1976
December60° / 39°5.5 in60.8° 202139.1° 1963

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

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