Is this weather normal in Merrimack County?

New Hampshire · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Merrimack County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 48.5° on average. Merrimack County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 33°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.5°OctNov: -1.5°NovDec: -5.2°DecJan 2026: -2.0°JanFeb: -3.4°FebMar: +2.4°MarApr: +2.0°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: +2.4°JunJul: +0.7°JulAug: +1.8°AugSep: -0.3°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: -1.4 inOctNov: -1.6 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.7 inJanFeb: -1.8 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -1.0 inAprMay: +2.5 inMayJun: +0.3 inJunJul: -1.0 inJulAug: -1.8 inAugSep: +0.5 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 Merrimack County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January30° / 12°3.3 in30.6° 20239.0° 1918
February34° / 13°3.1 in29.7° 19849.0° 1934
March42° / 22°3.7 in40.8° 201223.1° 1916
April56° / 32°3.9 in48.6° 201036.8° 1926
May68° / 43°3.8 in60.8° 191146.4° 1917
June76° / 53°4.3 in68.3° 197657.3° 1903
July81° / 58°4.2 in73.6° 202464.4° 1923
August79° / 56°4.0 in71.9° 202258.8° 1903
September72° / 48°3.9 in65.0° 196154.0° 1918
October59° / 37°5.1 in55.7° 201739.4° 1925
November47° / 28°3.9 in42.4° 200628.6° 1904
December36° / 19°4.2 in36.7° 201510.2° 1989

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

Towns in Merrimack County

Crime Radar: Concord, Franklin, Hillsborough, Loudon, Henniker, Warner

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