Is this weather normal in Union County?

Oregon · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Union County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.3. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 49°, lows near 31°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.0°OctNov: +4.9°NovDec: +7.7°DecJan 2026: +3.6°JanFeb: +3.5°FebMar: +4.5°MarApr: +1.1°AprMay: +3.1°MayJun: +1.1°JunJul: +3.6°JulAug: +2.3°AugSep: -2.3°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: -0.4 inOctNov: -1.2 inNovDec: +1.8 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -0.2 inFebMar: -0.2 inMarApr: +1.3 inAprMay: -2.0 inMayJun: -1.2 inJunJul: -0.5 inJulAug: -0.4 inAugSep: +1.0 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 Union County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January36° / 23°3.6 in36.7° 19538.0° 1949
February40° / 24°2.8 in39.0° 196318.5° 1929
March47° / 27°3.0 in42.2° 199225.4° 1917
April52° / 31°2.8 in48.4° 201635.3° 1975
May61° / 38°2.9 in54.4° 199242.9° 1916
June68° / 43°2.0 in63.2° 201549.7° 1901
July79° / 49°0.7 in69.8° 202154.3° 1993
August79° / 48°0.7 in68.8° 202256.2° 1899
September71° / 42°0.9 in61.6° 199048.3° 1895
October56° / 34°2.1 in52.4° 198837.9° 1919
November42° / 28°3.4 in41.1° 201622.1° 1985
December35° / 22°3.9 in37.7° 191716.9° 1919

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

Towns in Union County

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