Is this weather normal in Jefferson County?

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

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Jefferson County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 60.1° there, right at the usual for September (53rd warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.3°OctNov: -2.5°NovDec: -5.0°DecJan 2026: -3.2°JanFeb: -3.4°FebMar: +3.4°MarApr: +3.6°AprMay: -2.3°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +0.6°JulAug: -0.3°AugSep: -0.4°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: +0.2 inOctNov: +1.2 inNovDec: +0.8 inDecJan 2026: +1.6 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: +2.0 inMarApr: +1.8 inAprMay: -0.1 inMayJun: +0.0 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: +0.7 inAugSep: -1.5 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 Jefferson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January28° / 10°3.5 in29.1° 19324.7° 1994
February30° / 11°2.6 in29.9° 19814.8° 1934
March40° / 21°2.8 in42.3° 201219.6° 1916
April53° / 33°3.4 in49.3° 192134.5° 1926
May67° / 45°3.4 in61.1° 199846.4° 1917
June75° / 54°3.7 in70.0° 194958.6° 1912
July79° / 60°3.4 in75.0° 192163.9° 1992
August78° / 58°3.7 in72.3° 201661.0° 1903
September71° / 50°3.9 in66.6° 196153.5° 1918
October58° / 40°4.6 in55.0° 194739.3° 1925
November45° / 30°3.8 in43.4° 201126.8° 1933
December34° / 19°3.6 in38.8° 20156.1° 1989

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

Towns in Jefferson County

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