Is this weather normal in Craven County?

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

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Craven County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.4. The last 12 months brought 40.4 inches of rain and snow there, 73% of the usual 55.1.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 48°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.8°OctNov: -0.9°NovDec: -4.3°DecJan 2026: -3.2°JanFeb: -5.4°FebMar: +5.2°MarApr: +3.0°AprMay: -0.8°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +0.3°JulAug: +2.6°AugSep: +2.8°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: -0.0 inOctNov: -2.1 inNovDec: +0.0 inDecJan 2026: -2.1 inJanFeb: -0.9 inFebMar: -1.9 inMarApr: -1.4 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: -1.0 inJunJul: +1.1 inJulAug: -0.8 inAugSep: -4.8 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 Craven County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January55° / 34°3.9 in55.9° 193732.7° 1977
February58° / 36°3.4 in56.0° 201834.3° 1895
March65° / 41°3.8 in61.5° 192140.4° 1960
April73° / 50°3.5 in66.7° 201752.9° 1907
May80° / 58°4.2 in74.6° 201963.8° 1920
June86° / 67°5.1 in81.4° 201070.6° 1907
July89° / 71°6.3 in82.2° 202574.7° 1909
August88° / 69°6.8 in83.2° 190075.3° 1927
September83° / 64°7.0 in79.4° 192167.4° 1967
October75° / 53°3.9 in72.8° 191957.3° 1988
November65° / 43°3.5 in63.1° 198545.8° 1901
December58° / 37°3.8 in59.4° 201535.1° 1917

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

Towns in Craven County

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