Is this weather normal in Platte County?

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Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Platte County. Platte County just had its 6th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 56°, lows near 33°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.6°OctNov: +4.2°NovDec: +4.5°DecJan 2026: +1.6°JanFeb: +8.8°FebMar: +7.3°MarApr: +2.3°AprMay: +1.3°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +2.6°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +4.9°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: -1.6 inOctNov: -0.8 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -1.1 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: +0.4 inMayJun: -1.2 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: +2.7 inAugSep: +3.0 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 Platte County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January33° / 13°0.6 in36.5° 20065.9° 1940
February38° / 17°0.7 in38.6° 20243.2° 1936
March50° / 27°1.5 in53.5° 201220.7° 1960
April62° / 37°2.9 in57.7° 198140.4° 1907
May72° / 49°4.4 in71.1° 193452.6° 1935
June82° / 60°4.3 in78.2° 193362.8° 1945
July86° / 64°3.2 in84.9° 193668.2° 1992
August83° / 62°3.5 in80.1° 193765.7° 1915
September77° / 52°2.5 in71.5° 193155.2° 1965
October64° / 39°2.3 in60.6° 196339.5° 1925
November49° / 27°1.2 in47.3° 200124.0° 1896
December36° / 17°0.9 in33.3° 20216.0° 1983

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

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