Is this weather normal in Schenectady County?

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Schenectady County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 50.4° on average. Schenectady County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 54°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.5°OctNov: -1.8°NovDec: -4.5°DecJan 2026: -1.9°JanFeb: -4.0°FebMar: +3.9°MarApr: +3.6°AprMay: -1.2°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +0.7°JulAug: +0.3°AugSep: +0.8°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: +0.4 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: +0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: -1.3 inFebMar: +0.6 inMarApr: -0.9 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: -0.3 inJunJul: +3.9 inJulAug: -1.6 inAugSep: -0.2 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 Schenectady County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January31° / 13°2.7 in32.2° 193210.2° 1970
February34° / 15°2.4 in31.5° 20248.4° 1934
March43° / 23°3.1 in44.1° 201224.7° 1916
April57° / 34°3.4 in52.1° 192137.7° 1943
May69° / 46°3.5 in64.7° 191149.1° 1917
June77° / 55°4.3 in70.9° 191960.4° 1958
July82° / 60°4.1 in74.8° 194966.0° 2000
August80° / 58°4.0 in72.7° 202261.8° 1903
September73° / 51°3.7 in66.9° 196155.4° 1963
October60° / 40°3.9 in56.3° 194742.3° 1925
November48° / 30°3.0 in43.6° 197531.0° 1933
December36° / 21°3.2 in39.9° 201512.2° 1989

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

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