Is this weather normal in Madison 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 Madison County. Madison County just had its 7th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.6°OctNov: +1.9°NovDec: +0.5°DecJan 2026: -1.4°JanFeb: -1.3°FebMar: +7.8°MarApr: +5.5°AprMay: +0.2°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +2.2°JulAug: +2.0°AugSep: +4.4°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: -1.6 inNovDec: -2.8 inDecJan 2026: -1.6 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.5 inMarApr: -1.8 inAprMay: +1.2 inMayJun: -1.0 inJunJul: +2.7 inJulAug: +0.6 inAugSep: -1.7 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 Madison County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January45° / 26°4.0 in48.2° 193721.7° 1977
February49° / 29°3.5 in48.3° 201826.1° 1895
March57° / 35°4.2 in55.2° 201230.8° 1960
April67° / 42°4.1 in60.0° 202646.7° 1901
May74° / 51°4.2 in68.4° 189656.1° 1917
June80° / 58°4.6 in74.6° 195263.8° 1955
July83° / 62°5.0 in75.5° 202567.6° 1967
August82° / 61°4.3 in75.7° 200767.5° 1967
September77° / 55°3.7 in72.6° 192559.8° 1967
October67° / 44°3.2 in63.9° 191948.5° 1917
November57° / 34°3.4 in54.0° 198537.5° 1976
December48° / 29°4.3 in49.4° 201527.2° 1963

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

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