Is this weather normal in Josephine County?

Oregon · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Josephine County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.8. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.8°OctNov: +3.4°NovDec: +4.4°DecJan 2026: +3.3°JanFeb: +2.4°FebMar: +7.2°MarApr: +2.9°AprMay: +3.8°MayJun: +3.6°JunJul: +1.3°JulAug: +2.6°AugSep: -2.9°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: -2.2 inNovDec: -2.0 inDecJan 2026: -4.7 inJanFeb: +2.2 inFebMar: -5.0 inMarApr: -0.6 inAprMay: -1.8 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: -0.3 inAugSep: +1.3 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 Josephine County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January46° / 34°9.2 in46.2° 201526.8° 1937
February49° / 33°6.9 in46.6° 201533.6° 2019
March52° / 34°6.8 in50.2° 202635.4° 1917
April57° / 36°4.2 in52.0° 201639.3° 1967
May66° / 42°2.4 in61.1° 199246.6° 1933
June73° / 46°1.1 in67.3° 201553.7° 1953
July83° / 53°0.3 in73.4° 202460.3° 1993
August83° / 53°0.4 in72.0° 201760.3° 1899
September77° / 49°0.9 in67.2° 199155.5° 1986
October64° / 42°3.4 in59.7° 198747.2° 1912
November51° / 36°7.4 in48.2° 199535.7° 1985
December45° / 33°10.9 in43.4° 195031.9° 1990

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

Towns in Josephine County

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