Is this weather normal in Polk County?

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

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The last 12 months brought 41.9 inches of rain and snow to Polk County, 73% of the usual 57.2. Polk County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 66°, lows near 44°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.1°OctNov: +1.8°NovDec: -0.2°DecJan 2026: -1.8°JanFeb: -1.2°FebMar: +5.8°MarApr: +4.9°AprMay: -1.3°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +0.8°JulAug: +0.7°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: -0.3 inOctNov: -3.6 inNovDec: -3.1 inDecJan 2026: -2.4 inJanFeb: -1.9 inFebMar: -2.8 inMarApr: -3.3 inAprMay: +3.4 inMayJun: -2.3 inJunJul: +0.3 inJulAug: +2.4 inAugSep: -1.5 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 Polk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January51° / 30°4.9 in51.6° 195028.1° 1977
February55° / 33°4.1 in51.2° 201731.2° 1895
March62° / 39°4.9 in60.1° 201237.3° 1960
April71° / 47°4.8 in63.9° 202650.8° 1901
May78° / 55°4.7 in72.8° 189661.7° 1917
June85° / 63°4.9 in79.3° 195268.8° 1903
July88° / 67°5.0 in81.8° 199373.1° 1947
August86° / 66°5.1 in81.4° 200772.4° 2025
September81° / 60°5.1 in76.8° 192564.6° 1967
October71° / 49°4.4 in68.1° 191953.0° 1917
November61° / 39°4.4 in57.4° 198542.9° 1901
December53° / 33°5.1 in53.2° 201531.9° 1917

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

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