Is this weather normal in Tompkins County?

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

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Tompkins County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 60.8° there, right at the usual for September (52nd warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: 0.0°OctNov: -1.2°NovDec: -4.8°DecJan 2026: -2.3°JanFeb: -2.9°FebMar: +4.8°MarApr: +4.2°AprMay: -3.0°MayJun: +0.3°JunJul: +1.0°JulAug: -1.0°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: +0.6 inOctNov: -0.6 inNovDec: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: +1.3 inMarApr: +2.7 inAprMay: +0.0 inMayJun: -1.2 inJunJul: +1.8 inJulAug: -1.9 inAugSep: +0.7 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 Tompkins County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January31° / 15°2.5 in33.8° 193211.3° 1918
February33° / 17°2.1 in33.0° 20179.5° 1934
March42° / 23°2.9 in45.3° 201220.4° 1960
April55° / 33°3.3 in51.5° 192136.6° 1975
May68° / 45°3.4 in63.5° 191147.3° 1917
June76° / 54°4.2 in69.7° 200559.0° 1958
July80° / 59°4.0 in75.1° 192165.1° 2009
August78° / 57°3.8 in72.2° 194761.7° 1927
September72° / 50°4.0 in66.5° 196154.5° 1918
October59° / 40°3.8 in56.2° 194740.4° 1925
November47° / 31°3.0 in45.5° 193130.8° 1901
December36° / 22°2.9 in39.6° 201513.5° 1989

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

Towns in Tompkins County

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