Is this weather normal in Amherst County?

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Amherst County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.9. The last 12 months brought 32.1 inches of rain and snow there, 67% of the usual 47.6.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.3°OctNov: +1.3°NovDec: -2.6°DecJan 2026: -2.0°JanFeb: -1.9°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +6.3°AprMay: -1.1°MayJun: +1.5°JunJul: +2.6°JulAug: +1.8°AugSep: +4.2°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: -2.9 inNovDec: -0.9 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: -0.2 inFebMar: -1.2 inMarApr: -2.7 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -2.6 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: +0.7 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 Amherst County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January45° / 26°3.7 in45.6° 195022.4° 1977
February49° / 28°3.0 in46.3° 202324.5° 1895
March57° / 34°4.0 in55.1° 201232.0° 1960
April68° / 43°3.9 in61.8° 202647.3° 1907
May75° / 52°4.4 in69.8° 189657.7° 1917
June82° / 60°4.6 in75.7° 201064.7° 1907
July86° / 65°4.2 in78.6° 201270.8° 1918
August84° / 64°3.7 in78.4° 190068.5° 1927
September78° / 57°4.8 in72.6° 192161.3° 1918
October68° / 45°3.7 in63.8° 191949.5° 1988
November57° / 35°3.8 in52.8° 198538.3° 1901
December48° / 29°3.9 in48.3° 201524.6° 1917

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

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