Is this weather normal in Zapata County?

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Zapata County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +7° against the usual. Zapata County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.2.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 82°, lows near 60°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.7°OctNov: +6.8°NovDec: +5.2°DecJan 2026: +0.1°JanFeb: +4.8°FebMar: +5.5°MarApr: +2.0°AprMay: -2.0°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +2.0°JulAug: +2.1°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: -1.4 inOctNov: -0.9 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: -0.7 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: -0.9 inMarApr: +0.4 inAprMay: +2.7 inMayJun: +1.7 inJunJul: -1.5 inJulAug: -1.6 inAugSep: -3.7 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 Zapata County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January69° / 47°0.8 in65.9° 190747.9° 1940
February75° / 51°0.8 in71.1° 201748.8° 1895
March81° / 58°1.2 in75.8° 190757.7° 1915
April88° / 63°1.3 in81.7° 201168.4° 1931
May94° / 70°2.5 in87.8° 202475.6° 1970
June98° / 75°2.0 in90.5° 199880.1° 1912
July99° / 76°1.8 in90.8° 200980.9° 1976
August100° / 76°1.8 in91.2° 201182.3° 1973
September93° / 72°4.2 in89.5° 202677.1° 1967
October87° / 64°1.5 in80.2° 190166.6° 1976
November78° / 55°1.1 in73.3° 202457.1° 1976
December70° / 48°0.9 in69.9° 202148.3° 1989

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

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