Is this weather normal in Shelby County?

Tennessee · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Shelby County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +8° 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 68°, lows near 46°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.0°OctNov: +3.9°NovDec: +1.0°DecJan 2026: -1.5°JanFeb: +2.6°FebMar: +9.3°MarApr: +7.3°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +2.0°JulAug: +2.9°AugSep: +8.4°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: +2.4 inOctNov: -1.8 inNovDec: -4.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.6 inJanFeb: -2.2 inFebMar: -1.4 inMarApr: -1.2 inAprMay: +1.1 inMayJun: +2.8 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: -2.0 inAugSep: -2.4 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 Shelby County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January49° / 32°4.2 in49.0° 195025.1° 1940
February54° / 35°4.5 in53.2° 201730.3° 1899
March63° / 43°5.7 in63.4° 201239.0° 1960
April73° / 51°5.7 in69.1° 202653.0° 1907
May81° / 61°5.5 in76.7° 196264.0° 1917
June89° / 69°4.4 in84.6° 195371.8° 1903
July91° / 72°4.4 in86.0° 198076.2° 2014
August90° / 70°3.4 in86.2° 200774.4° 1967
September85° / 63°3.5 in82.3° 192566.7° 1974
October74° / 51°4.1 in68.8° 201655.0° 1952
November62° / 41°4.5 in58.8° 190942.4° 1976
December52° / 35°5.5 in54.1° 202131.5° 1963

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

Towns in Shelby County

Crime Radar: Memphis, Collierville, Bartlett, Millington, Germantown

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