Is this weather normal in Cortland County?

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

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Cortland County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 59.4° there, right at the usual for September (51st warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 34°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.1°OctNov: -1.6°NovDec: -5.2°DecJan 2026: -2.8°JanFeb: -3.6°FebMar: +4.3°MarApr: +4.0°AprMay: -3.2°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +0.6°JulAug: -0.9°AugSep: 0.0°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: +0.2 inOctNov: +0.1 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -0.7 inFebMar: +1.4 inMarApr: +2.3 inAprMay: -0.3 inMayJun: -1.5 inJunJul: +1.5 inJulAug: -1.4 inAugSep: +0.8 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 Cortland County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January30° / 14°3.0 in32.2° 193210.2° 1918
February32° / 15°2.5 in30.8° 20176.9° 1934
March40° / 22°3.2 in43.5° 201218.0° 1960
April54° / 32°3.6 in50.6° 192135.1° 1975
May66° / 44°3.7 in62.6° 191146.2° 1917
June74° / 53°4.6 in68.7° 200557.7° 1958
July79° / 58°4.2 in73.7° 192163.8° 1976
August77° / 56°4.2 in70.8° 194760.7° 1927
September70° / 49°4.2 in65.4° 196153.6° 1918
October58° / 38°4.2 in54.4° 194739.4° 1925
November45° / 30°3.4 in44.2° 193129.5° 1933
December35° / 21°3.5 in38.8° 201511.9° 1989

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

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