Is this weather normal in Dukes County?

Massachusetts · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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9.8 inches fell in September, the 4th-most for a September in Dukes County in 132 years. No county in Massachusetts ran further above its usual September than Dukes County (0°).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 58°, lows near 42°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.2°OctNov: -2.6°NovDec: -4.1°DecJan 2026: -2.6°JanFeb: -5.4°FebMar: +1.4°MarApr: +1.3°AprMay: +0.6°MayJun: +2.4°JunJul: -0.4°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +0.1°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: +0.9 inOctNov: -1.8 inNovDec: -2.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: -2.2 inFebMar: -1.2 inMarApr: -3.0 inAprMay: -0.4 inMayJun: -2.3 inJunJul: +4.2 inJulAug: -1.4 inAugSep: +5.7 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 Dukes County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January40° / 25°3.9 in40.4° 202320.9° 1981
February41° / 26°3.5 in38.6° 201818.4° 1934
March46° / 31°4.9 in44.9° 201229.2° 1916
April55° / 39°4.2 in50.5° 194540.5° 1907
May65° / 48°3.4 in60.0° 199147.4° 1917
June73° / 57°3.4 in68.2° 193058.1° 1903
July80° / 64°2.7 in75.9° 201065.1° 1914
August79° / 63°3.4 in75.0° 201863.0° 1903
September73° / 57°4.1 in68.0° 201558.5° 1917
October63° / 47°4.7 in60.1° 202147.4° 1925
November53° / 38°4.2 in50.1° 200936.7° 1901
December45° / 30°4.8 in47.3° 201522.8° 1989

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

Towns in Dukes County

Crime Radar: Falmouth, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown

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