Is this weather normal in Cotton County?

Oklahoma · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Cotton County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +10° against the usual. Cotton County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.2.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 46°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.4°OctNov: +6.0°NovDec: +4.8°DecJan 2026: -1.1°JanFeb: +9.5°FebMar: +9.4°MarApr: +6.0°AprMay: +0.9°MayJun: +2.2°JunJul: +1.9°JulAug: +6.6°AugSep: +10.3°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: -1.9 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -1.6 inDecJan 2026: +0.1 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -2.1 inMarApr: +2.5 inAprMay: -2.3 inMayJun: +1.5 inJunJul: -1.3 inJulAug: -2.5 inAugSep: -2.5 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 Cotton County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January54° / 29°1.3 in49.7° 192325.8° 1930
February58° / 33°1.6 in55.2° 202630.0° 1899
March67° / 42°2.5 in63.7° 202642.6° 1915
April75° / 49°2.9 in69.1° 192556.4° 1997
May83° / 60°4.5 in77.3° 199664.4° 1907
June92° / 68°3.7 in87.8° 201173.2° 1903
July97° / 72°2.5 in92.7° 201178.6° 1950
August96° / 71°2.6 in92.7° 201177.4° 1992
September88° / 63°3.2 in85.8° 202667.1° 1974
October77° / 52°3.1 in71.9° 202456.4° 1976
November64° / 40°2.0 in58.1° 202543.7° 1929
December55° / 31°1.7 in53.9° 202129.3° 1983

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

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