Is this weather normal in Rusk County?

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Rusk County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +7° against the usual. Rusk County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.0.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 73°, lows near 50°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.7°OctNov: +5.0°NovDec: +3.4°DecJan 2026: -0.1°JanFeb: +6.5°FebMar: +8.0°MarApr: +4.4°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: +1.7°JunJul: +0.7°JulAug: +4.4°AugSep: +6.9°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: -2.0 inOctNov: -0.8 inNovDec: -3.5 inDecJan 2026: -1.2 inJanFeb: -2.7 inFebMar: -1.2 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -0.5 inJunJul: -0.9 inJulAug: -2.7 inAugSep: -1.9 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 Rusk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January58° / 37°4.3 in55.9° 190734.6° 1940
February62° / 41°4.1 in59.4° 201739.3° 1905
March70° / 47°4.6 in66.9° 190746.6° 1915
April77° / 54°4.2 in70.9° 196759.6° 1983
May84° / 62°4.5 in77.4° 199667.4° 1931
June90° / 70°4.4 in84.9° 192573.4° 1903
July93° / 73°3.0 in88.7° 199879.0° 2007
August94° / 72°3.0 in90.6° 201178.1° 1992
September88° / 66°3.5 in84.0° 202669.7° 1974
October79° / 55°4.5 in73.2° 194758.7° 1976
November67° / 45°4.1 in64.0° 192748.5° 1929
December60° / 39°4.8 in60.7° 202138.3° 1983

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

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