Is this weather normal in Gaines County?

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Gaines County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +9° against the usual. Gaines County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.8.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 71°, lows near 42°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.2°OctNov: +6.4°NovDec: +7.3°DecJan 2026: -0.8°JanFeb: +6.9°FebMar: +9.2°MarApr: +5.3°AprMay: +0.6°MayJun: +3.7°JunJul: +2.1°JulAug: +5.6°AugSep: +8.7°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: -0.9 inOctNov: -0.6 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: +0.3 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.9 inMarApr: -0.7 inAprMay: +0.0 inMayJun: +0.4 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: -1.5 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 Gaines County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January56° / 28°0.6 in48.6° 195332.7° 1949
February61° / 32°0.6 in53.3° 202631.1° 1905
March69° / 39°0.9 in63.3° 202643.3° 1915
April78° / 46°0.9 in67.2° 201255.5° 1920
May86° / 56°1.8 in77.8° 201864.4° 1907
June93° / 65°1.8 in84.9° 201170.4° 1903
July94° / 68°1.8 in85.8° 202274.6° 1976
August93° / 67°1.8 in85.4° 201173.4° 1971
September85° / 60°2.5 in81.2° 202664.5° 1974
October77° / 49°1.4 in69.5° 202455.3° 1976
November65° / 37°0.8 in57.1° 202543.4° 1976
December57° / 29°0.6 in52.4° 202134.3° 1983

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

Towns in Gaines County

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