Is this weather normal in Gates County?

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

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Gates County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.0. Gates County just had its 6th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 68°, lows near 45°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.5°OctNov: +0.8°NovDec: -3.4°DecJan 2026: -1.7°JanFeb: -3.0°FebMar: +7.7°MarApr: +5.0°AprMay: 0.0°MayJun: +2.0°JunJul: +1.2°JulAug: +3.3°AugSep: +3.7°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: -0.5 inOctNov: -1.3 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: -2.1 inJanFeb: +0.3 inFebMar: -1.7 inMarApr: -2.0 inAprMay: +0.5 inMayJun: -0.9 inJunJul: +3.4 inJulAug: -2.8 inAugSep: -2.9 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 Gates County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January51° / 30°3.7 in52.0° 195028.5° 1940
February55° / 32°3.0 in51.2° 202330.7° 1895
March62° / 38°4.0 in59.1° 194538.3° 1960
April71° / 47°3.5 in64.9° 201751.2° 1907
May79° / 56°3.9 in73.0° 201960.4° 1920
June86° / 64°4.6 in80.0° 201069.7° 1907
July89° / 69°5.5 in81.9° 190073.1° 1918
August87° / 67°5.4 in82.7° 190072.6° 1927
September82° / 62°5.5 in77.8° 201865.9° 1967
October73° / 50°3.9 in69.1° 191954.4° 1988
November63° / 39°3.4 in59.4° 198542.9° 1910
December55° / 34°3.4 in55.7° 201532.3° 1917

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

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