Is this weather normal in Swain County?

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

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Swain County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.1. The last 12 months brought 45.1 inches of rain and snow there, 70% of the usual 64.6.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 60°, lows near 37°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.1°OctNov: +0.8°NovDec: +0.8°DecJan 2026: -1.1°JanFeb: -1.1°FebMar: +7.0°MarApr: +4.7°AprMay: +0.1°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +1.8°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +4.0°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: -0.9 inOctNov: -2.9 inNovDec: -3.4 inDecJan 2026: -2.6 inJanFeb: -1.6 inFebMar: -3.7 inMarApr: -3.3 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -0.8 inJunJul: +0.7 inJulAug: +1.7 inAugSep: -2.1 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 Swain County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January44° / 25°6.1 in47.2° 193720.5° 1940
February47° / 27°5.6 in45.9° 201825.3° 1895
March55° / 33°5.9 in52.4° 201229.8° 1960
April64° / 40°5.4 in57.1° 189644.7° 1901
May71° / 48°4.8 in65.8° 189653.3° 1917
June76° / 55°5.8 in71.4° 195261.0° 1955
July79° / 59°5.7 in72.4° 193464.5° 1967
August78° / 58°4.9 in72.2° 200764.4° 1967
September73° / 53°4.6 in70.6° 192557.6° 1967
October65° / 42°4.3 in62.2° 191946.2° 1917
November55° / 33°5.0 in52.4° 198536.8° 1976
December47° / 28°6.3 in47.6° 201526.4° 1917

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

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