Is this weather normal in Carter County?

Missouri · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Carter County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +9° against the usual. Carter County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.7.

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 Carter County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.1°OctNov: +3.4°NovDec: +0.7°DecJan 2026: -1.8°JanFeb: +2.3°FebMar: +9.2°MarApr: +6.9°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +1.3°JulAug: +2.5°AugSep: +8.9°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: -1.9 inNovDec: -2.9 inDecJan 2026: -2.2 inJanFeb: -2.8 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -3.8 inMayJun: +0.1 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: -1.8 inAugSep: -2.7 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 Carter County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January45° / 24°3.3 in42.6° 200617.8° 1918
February50° / 28°3.3 in47.9° 202424.0° 1899
March59° / 35°4.5 in59.4° 201232.9° 1960
April70° / 45°5.4 in64.6° 189649.8° 2018
May78° / 54°5.5 in72.9° 201859.6° 1924
June85° / 63°3.9 in79.8° 195267.6° 1903
July89° / 67°4.0 in83.9° 193472.6° 2014
August88° / 65°3.8 in82.6° 200770.6° 1915
September81° / 57°3.6 in78.0° 202661.6° 1918
October71° / 45°3.6 in64.4° 196350.6° 1917
November58° / 35°4.7 in54.3° 190937.9° 1976
December47° / 27°3.5 in47.3° 202123.6° 1983

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

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