Is this weather normal in Emporia city?

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Emporia city is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.7. Emporia city just had its 4th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 67°, lows near 43°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.2°OctNov: +1.0°NovDec: -3.1°DecJan 2026: -1.9°JanFeb: -2.9°FebMar: +6.6°MarApr: +5.4°AprMay: -0.6°MayJun: +1.5°JunJul: +0.9°JulAug: +3.3°AugSep: +4.4°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: -1.3 inOctNov: -2.3 inNovDec: -1.0 inDecJan 2026: -2.1 inJanFeb: +0.6 inFebMar: -2.0 inMarApr: -2.7 inAprMay: -0.0 inMayJun: -2.3 inJunJul: -0.8 inJulAug: -2.2 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 Emporia city

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January50° / 29°3.5 in50.0° 195026.6° 1940
February54° / 31°2.9 in50.0° 201829.2° 1895
March61° / 37°4.1 in58.9° 192135.9° 1960
April71° / 45°3.4 in63.6° 202650.0° 1907
May79° / 55°3.7 in73.0° 201861.2° 1967
June86° / 64°4.6 in79.9° 201069.3° 1979
July90° / 69°5.1 in82.5° 202074.0° 1918
August88° / 67°5.0 in82.0° 190072.7° 1927
September82° / 61°5.1 in77.7° 192164.8° 1967
October72° / 48°3.5 in68.0° 191952.4° 1987
November62° / 38°3.3 in58.2° 198542.4° 1910
December53° / 32°3.6 in53.3° 201530.2° 1917

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

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