Is this weather normal in Rowan County?

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

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Rowan County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.3. The last 12 months brought 31.1 inches of rain and snow there, 70% of the usual 44.6.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 67°, lows near 42°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.6°OctNov: +1.9°NovDec: -1.0°DecJan 2026: -1.4°JanFeb: -1.2°FebMar: +7.2°MarApr: +4.6°AprMay: -0.9°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +1.1°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +2.6°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: -1.1 inOctNov: -2.8 inNovDec: -2.0 inDecJan 2026: -2.3 inJanFeb: +0.2 inFebMar: -2.5 inMarApr: -2.7 inAprMay: +0.3 inMayJun: -1.9 inJunJul: +3.1 inJulAug: -0.8 inAugSep: -0.9 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 Rowan County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January51° / 29°3.6 in50.0° 195027.2° 1940
February55° / 32°3.0 in51.2° 202330.1° 1895
March62° / 38°4.0 in59.2° 201236.3° 1960
April72° / 46°3.7 in63.6° 202649.7° 1907
May79° / 55°3.7 in74.1° 189662.0° 1917
June86° / 64°4.3 in79.2° 195268.5° 1907
July89° / 67°4.3 in81.6° 199374.1° 1947
August87° / 66°4.0 in82.3° 200772.9° 1927
September81° / 60°4.0 in78.8° 192564.4° 1967
October72° / 47°3.1 in69.0° 191953.0° 1988
November62° / 37°3.3 in57.2° 198542.3° 1976
December54° / 32°3.6 in52.8° 201531.6° 1917

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

Towns in Rowan County

Crime Radar: Salisbury, China Grove, Spencer, Landis, Granite Quarry

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