Is this weather normal in Franklin County?

Nebraska · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Franklin County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 59°, lows near 33°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.9°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: +5.8°DecJan 2026: +3.3°JanFeb: +9.3°FebMar: +8.0°MarApr: +3.8°AprMay: +2.0°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +2.5°JulAug: +1.9°AugSep: +6.0°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: -0.1 inOctNov: +0.0 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -1.3 inMarApr: -0.9 inAprMay: -1.6 inMayJun: +0.7 inJunJul: +0.9 inJulAug: +0.1 inAugSep: +3.3 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 Franklin County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 15°0.5 in38.6° 20069.3° 1940
February42° / 19°0.7 in42.8° 193013.5° 1936
March54° / 28°1.4 in52.1° 191026.2° 1915
April64° / 37°2.4 in58.1° 198142.8° 1920
May74° / 48°4.1 in69.3° 193454.3° 1935
June85° / 59°3.7 in79.4° 193363.1° 1928
July89° / 64°4.1 in85.8° 193470.7° 1915
August87° / 62°3.3 in82.5° 198367.7° 1915
September80° / 53°1.9 in74.0° 193157.6° 1965
October67° / 39°2.0 in62.2° 194741.7° 1925
November52° / 27°1.0 in46.3° 199929.0° 1985
December40° / 18°0.8 in36.7° 20219.2° 1983

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

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