Is this weather normal in Somerset County?

Maine · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Somerset County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.1. Somerset County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 43.5° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 46°, lows near 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.2°OctNov: -0.3°NovDec: -5.3°DecJan 2026: -0.4°JanFeb: -1.3°FebMar: +2.2°MarApr: +2.0°AprMay: -1.2°MayJun: +1.7°JunJul: +0.7°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: -0.7°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: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.7 inJanFeb: -2.1 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: +0.5 inMayJun: +0.5 inJunJul: -2.3 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: -1.4 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 Somerset County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January22° / 4°3.0 in22.3° 20231.2° 1912
February26° / 5°2.6 in25.6° 19811.2° 1934
March35° / 15°3.0 in32.9° 201014.9° 2014
April48° / 28°3.6 in43.2° 201029.9° 1926
May62° / 39°3.7 in56.4° 191142.3° 1917
June71° / 49°4.7 in64.2° 193053.5° 1958
July76° / 55°4.5 in69.7° 192159.6° 1962
August74° / 53°4.0 in67.6° 193755.5° 1903
September67° / 45°3.6 in61.6° 196149.4° 1978
October53° / 35°4.8 in50.7° 201735.1° 1925
November40° / 25°3.6 in37.6° 201122.5° 1933
December28° / 13°3.8 in29.9° 20152.4° 1989

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

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