Is this weather normal in Alleghany County?

North Carolina · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Alleghany County just had its 4th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. No county in North Carolina ran further above its usual September than Alleghany County (+5°).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 60°, lows near 37°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.7°OctNov: +2.0°NovDec: +0.3°DecJan 2026: -2.3°JanFeb: -0.5°FebMar: +6.4°MarApr: +4.9°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: +0.1°JunJul: +2.7°JulAug: +2.8°AugSep: +5.0°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: -0.7 inOctNov: -3.0 inNovDec: -1.8 inDecJan 2026: -2.2 inJanFeb: -1.0 inFebMar: -1.9 inMarApr: -3.1 inAprMay: -1.0 inMayJun: -2.0 inJunJul: +0.4 inJulAug: +2.2 inAugSep: -0.7 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 Alleghany County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 24°4.2 in44.6° 195019.3° 1977
February46° / 26°3.3 in45.1° 202323.1° 1895
March54° / 32°4.5 in51.1° 201227.1° 1960
April64° / 40°5.0 in56.4° 202643.0° 1907
May71° / 48°5.1 in65.5° 189653.6° 1997
June77° / 56°5.0 in71.2° 195261.0° 1955
July81° / 60°5.0 in73.2° 202564.8° 1918
August79° / 59°5.1 in73.2° 200764.5° 1927
September74° / 52°5.1 in69.1° 201856.3° 1918
October65° / 42°4.1 in61.2° 191946.0° 1988
November55° / 32°4.1 in51.6° 198535.7° 1901
December46° / 27°4.2 in47.4° 201523.4° 1917

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

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