Is this weather normal in Bedford County?

Virginia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Bedford County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.0. The last 12 months brought 27.7 inches of rain and snow there, 60% of the usual 46.4.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 63°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.2°OctNov: +1.3°NovDec: -2.3°DecJan 2026: -2.8°JanFeb: -1.8°FebMar: +6.2°MarApr: +5.2°AprMay: -1.7°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +1.6°JulAug: +1.1°AugSep: +4.3°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: -1.8 inOctNov: -2.6 inNovDec: -1.3 inDecJan 2026: -1.0 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -1.2 inMarApr: -2.7 inAprMay: -1.5 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: -1.3 inAugSep: -3.1 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 Bedford County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January46° / 27°3.6 in46.3° 195023.1° 1977
February50° / 29°2.9 in47.8° 202326.2° 1895
March58° / 35°3.9 in55.6° 201232.8° 1960
April69° / 44°3.9 in61.5° 202648.4° 1907
May76° / 53°4.5 in71.5° 189658.6° 1967
June83° / 61°4.5 in76.5° 194365.9° 1907
July87° / 65°4.1 in79.7° 202071.1° 1918
August85° / 64°3.6 in79.2° 190069.5° 1927
September78° / 57°4.5 in73.5° 193362.0° 1918
October69° / 45°3.5 in64.6° 191949.7° 1988
November58° / 35°3.5 in53.8° 198539.2° 1901
December49° / 29°3.8 in48.8° 201525.8° 1917

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

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