Is this weather normal in Rhea County?

Tennessee · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Rhea County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 65°, lows near 42°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.1°OctNov: +1.7°NovDec: +1.0°DecJan 2026: -0.9°JanFeb: +0.7°FebMar: +7.3°MarApr: +5.1°AprMay: +0.2°MayJun: -0.4°JunJul: +1.8°JulAug: +1.3°AugSep: +5.8°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: -0.0 inOctNov: -1.3 inNovDec: -4.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: -2.3 inFebMar: -2.3 inMarApr: -2.1 inAprMay: +1.3 inMayJun: -2.3 inJunJul: +0.4 inJulAug: +0.5 inAugSep: -2.1 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 Rhea County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January47° / 29°5.1 in49.4° 193723.6° 1940
February52° / 32°5.4 in50.0° 192729.6° 1895
March60° / 39°5.7 in58.9° 201234.9° 1960
April70° / 46°5.4 in63.2° 201750.8° 1907
May77° / 55°4.5 in71.8° 189660.1° 1917
June84° / 63°5.0 in78.6° 195267.7° 1903
July87° / 67°5.0 in80.6° 198071.4° 1967
August86° / 66°3.7 in81.3° 200771.4° 1967
September81° / 59°4.5 in78.6° 192564.5° 1918
October71° / 48°3.7 in68.1° 191951.9° 1917
November59° / 37°4.8 in56.4° 198540.6° 1976
December50° / 32°6.4 in52.0° 201529.8° 1963

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

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