Is this weather normal in McDowell County?

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McDowell County just had its 5th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual. McDowell County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 64°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.1°OctNov: +0.9°NovDec: +0.2°DecJan 2026: -1.7°JanFeb: -1.2°FebMar: +6.5°MarApr: +4.9°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +1.8°JulAug: +1.9°AugSep: +4.2°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: -0.3 inOctNov: -3.1 inNovDec: -2.5 inDecJan 2026: -1.7 inJanFeb: -1.8 inFebMar: -2.4 inMarApr: -3.2 inAprMay: +2.2 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: +2.8 inJulAug: +1.2 inAugSep: -1.9 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 McDowell County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January49° / 27°4.6 in49.3° 195024.8° 1977
February53° / 30°3.8 in50.4° 201828.2° 1895
March60° / 36°4.7 in57.6° 201233.9° 1960
April70° / 44°4.8 in61.7° 202648.9° 1901
May77° / 52°4.9 in70.4° 189658.5° 1917
June83° / 60°4.9 in77.3° 195266.5° 1903
July86° / 64°5.1 in78.6° 199370.4° 1918
August85° / 63°5.5 in78.2° 200770.0° 1922
September79° / 57°5.0 in74.1° 192561.7° 1967
October70° / 45°4.3 in65.3° 191950.7° 1917
November60° / 35°4.2 in54.8° 198540.7° 1901
December51° / 30°4.7 in51.2° 201529.1° 1917

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

Towns in McDowell County

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