Is this weather normal in Polk County?

Tennessee · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Polk County. Polk County just had its 6th-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 66°, lows near 42°

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: +1.1°OctNov: +1.5°NovDec: +0.8°DecJan 2026: -0.8°JanFeb: +0.9°FebMar: +7.2°MarApr: +5.1°AprMay: +1.0°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +2.2°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +5.5°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: +0.3 inOctNov: -2.3 inNovDec: -3.4 inDecJan 2026: -1.4 inJanFeb: -1.8 inFebMar: -2.4 inMarApr: -2.0 inAprMay: +2.0 inMayJun: -2.4 inJunJul: +0.8 inJulAug: +1.5 inAugSep: -2.6 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
January49° / 29°5.1 in51.5° 195024.3° 1940
February53° / 32°5.1 in51.0° 201831.4° 1895
March62° / 38°5.4 in59.5° 201237.1° 1960
April71° / 45°5.1 in64.1° 192752.0° 1901
May78° / 54°4.3 in72.0° 189660.8° 1917
June84° / 62°5.2 in79.4° 191468.3° 1955
July87° / 66°4.8 in80.5° 193071.7° 1967
August87° / 65°4.5 in81.2° 200771.4° 1967
September82° / 59°4.3 in80.0° 192564.7° 1967
October72° / 47°3.4 in67.9° 191952.1° 1987
November61° / 37°4.8 in57.4° 198541.0° 1976
December52° / 32°5.6 in52.0° 201531.2° 1963

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

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