Is this weather normal in Butte County?

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Butte County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.2. Butte County just had its 5th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 27°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.0°OctNov: +4.7°NovDec: +5.7°DecJan 2026: +4.8°JanFeb: +9.6°FebMar: +7.3°MarApr: -0.2°AprMay: +2.3°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +6.5°JulAug: +2.1°AugSep: +4.4°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: +1.4 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.3 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: -1.0 inMayJun: -1.3 inJunJul: -0.6 inJulAug: -0.3 inAugSep: +0.3 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 Butte County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January33° / 10°0.4 in34.3° 20060.8° 1937
February36° / 13°0.5 in37.4° 1954-2.1° 1936
March47° / 22°0.8 in46.4° 201217.3° 1899
April57° / 31°1.7 in51.5° 194635.1° 1920
May67° / 41°3.1 in64.9° 193447.0° 1907
June78° / 52°2.9 in75.8° 198856.6° 1945
July87° / 58°2.1 in80.9° 193663.1° 1915
August86° / 55°1.6 in76.5° 198364.4° 1911
September76° / 45°1.1 in68.1° 202447.4° 1965
October60° / 33°1.3 in56.0° 196334.8° 1925
November46° / 21°0.5 in42.3° 194915.6° 1985
December35° / 12°0.4 in33.2° 18963.0° 1983

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

Towns in Butte County

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