Is this weather normal in Beaufort County?

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Beaufort County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.2. The last 12 months brought 40.1 inches of rain and snow there, 75% of the usual 53.1.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 69°, lows near 48°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.6°OctNov: -1.5°NovDec: -4.7°DecJan 2026: -3.3°JanFeb: -5.8°FebMar: +4.9°MarApr: +3.2°AprMay: -0.9°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: -0.1°JulAug: +2.6°AugSep: +2.9°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: -0.3 inOctNov: -1.6 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: -1.9 inMarApr: -1.5 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -0.9 inJunJul: +3.3 inJulAug: -1.7 inAugSep: -4.6 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 Beaufort County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January54° / 34°3.9 in55.0° 193731.9° 1977
February57° / 36°3.4 in55.3° 201833.8° 1895
March64° / 41°3.9 in61.4° 192140.3° 1960
April73° / 50°3.5 in66.7° 201752.9° 1907
May80° / 59°4.0 in74.8° 201963.4° 1920
June86° / 67°5.1 in81.7° 201071.4° 1907
July89° / 71°5.7 in82.6° 190075.1° 1909
August88° / 70°6.4 in83.6° 190075.2° 1946
September83° / 64°6.4 in79.0° 192167.1° 1967
October74° / 53°3.8 in72.3° 191956.8° 1988
November64° / 43°3.4 in62.8° 198545.1° 1910
December57° / 37°3.7 in59.2° 201534.2° 1917

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

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