Is this weather normal in Essex County?

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

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Essex County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 56.7° there, right at the usual for September (42nd warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 48°, lows near 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.0°OctNov: -2.2°NovDec: -6.3°DecJan 2026: -2.4°JanFeb: -3.7°FebMar: +2.7°MarApr: +2.7°AprMay: -1.9°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +0.8°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: -0.1°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: -0.0 inOctNov: +0.3 inNovDec: -0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -0.9 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: +0.9 inMayJun: +0.2 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: +0.1 inAugSep: -1.4 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 Essex County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January26° / 7°3.2 in26.8° 19323.5° 1970
February29° / 8°2.6 in27.0° 19813.2° 1934
March38° / 17°3.2 in38.5° 201216.6° 2014
April51° / 29°3.9 in45.9° 201031.0° 1926
May64° / 41°3.9 in58.1° 191141.8° 1917
June72° / 50°4.6 in66.7° 200555.5° 1918
July77° / 55°4.4 in70.6° 192160.7° 1992
August75° / 53°4.2 in68.3° 193756.1° 1903
September68° / 46°3.8 in62.9° 196150.0° 1918
October55° / 36°4.4 in52.0° 194736.9° 1925
November42° / 26°3.6 in39.5° 194823.4° 1933
December31° / 15°3.6 in34.7° 20153.4° 1989

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

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