Is this weather normal in Smith County?

Tennessee · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Smith 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 66°, lows near 42°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.6°OctNov: +3.3°NovDec: -0.8°DecJan 2026: -1.7°JanFeb: +0.6°FebMar: +7.7°MarApr: +6.1°AprMay: +0.2°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +1.6°JulAug: +1.7°AugSep: +6.4°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: +0.6 inOctNov: -1.3 inNovDec: -2.7 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -1.2 inFebMar: -2.7 inMarApr: -2.3 inAprMay: -0.4 inMayJun: -1.7 inJunJul: +2.1 inJulAug: +0.5 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 Smith County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January48° / 28°4.5 in48.7° 195021.7° 1977
February52° / 31°4.9 in49.1° 193227.5° 1978
March61° / 38°5.1 in59.2° 192134.9° 1960
April71° / 46°4.8 in64.5° 189650.5° 1907
May79° / 55°4.9 in72.9° 196260.8° 1917
June86° / 63°4.8 in81.0° 195268.8° 1903
July89° / 67°4.9 in82.6° 193073.2° 1947
August88° / 66°3.9 in83.3° 200772.4° 1992
September83° / 59°3.7 in80.1° 192564.9° 1918
October72° / 47°3.5 in68.9° 191952.5° 1895
November61° / 37°3.8 in56.1° 198539.7° 1976
December51° / 31°5.3 in52.0° 201528.9° 1989

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

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