Is this weather normal in Phelps County?

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Phelps County just had its 2nd-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 58°, lows near 32°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.7°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: +6.3°DecJan 2026: +3.6°JanFeb: +9.9°FebMar: +8.4°MarApr: +3.5°AprMay: +1.6°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +2.5°JulAug: +1.8°AugSep: +6.4°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: -0.7 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.3 inMarApr: -1.3 inAprMay: -0.3 inMayJun: -0.2 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: -0.6 inAugSep: +2.4 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 Phelps County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 15°0.5 in38.8° 20069.1° 1937
February42° / 18°0.7 in41.8° 193010.6° 1936
March53° / 27°1.4 in51.8° 191025.0° 1915
April63° / 36°2.5 in57.4° 198141.4° 1920
May73° / 47°4.0 in69.3° 193452.7° 1935
June83° / 58°3.7 in78.4° 193362.5° 1928
July88° / 63°3.6 in85.1° 193469.6° 1992
August86° / 61°3.2 in81.1° 193767.7° 1915
September79° / 51°1.9 in72.6° 193155.4° 1965
October66° / 38°1.9 in60.9° 196340.8° 1925
November51° / 26°0.9 in46.2° 201627.6° 1985
December39° / 17°0.6 in35.0° 20219.4° 1983

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

Towns in Phelps County

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