Is this weather normal in Harnett County?

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Harnett County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.6. The last 12 months brought 33.2 inches of rain and snow there, 70% of the usual 47.4.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 69°, lows near 45°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.0°OctNov: +1.9°NovDec: -1.9°DecJan 2026: -1.5°JanFeb: -1.4°FebMar: +7.6°MarApr: +5.1°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: +2.0°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +2.1°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: -0.6 inOctNov: -2.0 inNovDec: -1.2 inDecJan 2026: -1.8 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -2.5 inMarApr: -2.3 inAprMay: +0.8 inMayJun: -2.8 inJunJul: +2.1 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: -2.6 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 Harnett County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January53° / 32°3.5 in52.7° 195030.2° 1977
February57° / 34°3.1 in53.8° 201831.9° 1895
March65° / 40°3.7 in61.0° 194539.0° 1960
April74° / 48°3.4 in66.4° 201752.6° 1907
May81° / 57°3.5 in75.2° 189663.7° 1992
June87° / 66°4.7 in81.2° 195271.1° 1955
July91° / 70°5.3 in82.8° 198675.6° 1918
August88° / 68°4.9 in83.4° 200773.9° 1927
September83° / 62°5.1 in78.7° 192166.5° 1967
October74° / 50°3.3 in70.6° 191954.6° 1987
November64° / 39°3.4 in60.3° 198543.8° 1901
December56° / 34°3.4 in56.2° 201533.0° 1917

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

Towns in Harnett County

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