Is this weather normal in Wayne County?

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

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Wayne County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.6. The last 12 months brought 33.2 inches of rain and snow there, 65% of the usual 50.7.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 69°, lows near 45°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.4°OctNov: +0.2°NovDec: -3.0°DecJan 2026: -2.0°JanFeb: -3.4°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +4.6°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +1.7°JunJul: +0.9°JulAug: +2.6°AugSep: +2.5°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: -0.4 inOctNov: -2.0 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: -1.6 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -2.2 inMarApr: -2.5 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -1.4 inJunJul: +1.6 inJulAug: -3.2 inAugSep: -3.8 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 Wayne County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January53° / 32°3.6 in53.2° 195030.8° 1940
February57° / 35°3.2 in54.6° 201832.6° 1895
March64° / 40°3.9 in60.2° 192139.5° 1960
April74° / 49°3.7 in67.1° 201752.2° 1907
May80° / 58°4.0 in75.2° 201963.4° 1992
June87° / 66°4.7 in81.0° 195271.2° 1907
July90° / 70°5.7 in83.1° 199375.4° 1947
August88° / 69°5.7 in82.6° 190074.7° 1927
September83° / 63°6.2 in79.0° 192166.5° 1967
October74° / 51°3.3 in71.2° 191955.4° 1988
November64° / 40°3.3 in61.6° 198544.2° 1901
December56° / 35°3.5 in57.2° 201533.3° 1917

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

Towns in Wayne County

Crime Radar: Goldsboro, Mount Olive

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