Is this weather normal in Clay County?

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

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Clay County. Clay County just had its 7th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 63°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.7°OctNov: +1.3°NovDec: +0.8°DecJan 2026: -0.9°JanFeb: -0.3°FebMar: +7.1°MarApr: +4.4°AprMay: +0.5°MayJun: +0.3°JunJul: +2.6°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: +4.7°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: +0.1 inOctNov: -2.5 inNovDec: -3.8 inDecJan 2026: -2.2 inJanFeb: -2.0 inFebMar: -3.4 inMarApr: -2.5 inAprMay: +2.1 inMayJun: -2.1 inJunJul: +1.7 inJulAug: +1.8 inAugSep: -1.0 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 Clay County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January47° / 26°6.4 in49.0° 195023.2° 1977
February51° / 29°5.5 in48.9° 201828.1° 1958
March59° / 35°5.7 in55.6° 201232.4° 1960
April67° / 42°5.3 in59.6° 189648.1° 1901
May74° / 50°4.7 in68.5° 189656.7° 1954
June80° / 57°5.7 in73.6° 191463.9° 1955
July82° / 61°5.3 in74.7° 193467.4° 1967
August82° / 60°5.1 in74.7° 200767.2° 1967
September77° / 54°4.2 in74.6° 192560.4° 1967
October68° / 44°4.4 in63.6° 191948.2° 1987
November58° / 34°4.9 in55.2° 198538.3° 1976
December50° / 29°6.5 in49.3° 201528.9° 1963

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

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