Is this weather normal in Adams County?

Pennsylvania · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Adams County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 55.1° on average. Adams County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 59°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.4°OctNov: -0.3°NovDec: -3.7°DecJan 2026: -3.4°JanFeb: -3.0°FebMar: +5.2°MarApr: +4.1°AprMay: -1.1°MayJun: +0.9°JunJul: +0.5°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: +1.9°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: -0.5 inOctNov: -1.9 inNovDec: -1.7 inDecJan 2026: -1.4 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: +0.1 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: -0.2 inMayJun: -2.1 inJunJul: +0.0 inJulAug: +2.1 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 Adams County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January39° / 22°3.2 in40.3° 193217.0° 1918
February42° / 23°2.6 in40.6° 201720.2° 1979
March51° / 30°3.8 in50.5° 194529.4° 1960
April63° / 41°3.8 in57.1° 201744.8° 1907
May73° / 50°4.2 in67.2° 200453.9° 1967
June81° / 59°4.2 in74.5° 194362.5° 1907
July86° / 64°4.2 in78.6° 202069.1° 1895
August84° / 62°3.6 in76.3° 201666.0° 1927
September77° / 55°4.8 in69.9° 193159.7° 1917
October65° / 44°3.9 in61.0° 200747.3° 1895
November53° / 34°3.2 in48.5° 193136.1° 1901
December43° / 27°3.5 in44.8° 201520.7° 1989

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

Towns in Adams County

Crime Radar: Carroll Valley, Hanover, Littlestown, Gettysburg, McSherrystown

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