Is this weather normal in Polk County?

Oregon · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Polk County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.0. 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 41°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.4°OctNov: +2.6°NovDec: +5.1°DecJan 2026: +2.5°JanFeb: +1.3°FebMar: +3.0°MarApr: +3.2°AprMay: +2.9°MayJun: +3.3°JunJul: +0.8°JulAug: +1.5°AugSep: -3.8°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: +0.8 inOctNov: -2.5 inNovDec: +1.7 inDecJan 2026: -5.6 inJanFeb: +0.2 inFebMar: -1.0 inMarApr: -1.0 inAprMay: -1.9 inMayJun: -0.3 inJunJul: -0.2 inJulAug: -0.5 inAugSep: +1.2 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 Polk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January46° / 35°10.6 in45.6° 200326.6° 1930
February50° / 35°7.7 in48.1° 199234.3° 1989
March54° / 37°7.8 in51.1° 193438.9° 1917
April58° / 39°5.4 in55.2° 192643.4° 1955
May66° / 44°3.0 in59.7° 202349.3° 1908
June71° / 48°1.8 in66.8° 201554.8° 1953
July80° / 52°0.4 in70.6° 202459.9° 1993
August81° / 52°0.6 in71.1° 201760.2° 1899
September75° / 49°1.9 in65.3° 197456.0° 1895
October62° / 43°5.6 in57.8° 198748.4° 1919
November51° / 38°10.2 in49.6° 199536.6° 1985
December45° / 34°12.3 in45.9° 195033.2° 1990

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

Towns in Polk County

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