Is this weather normal in Galax city?

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Galax city just had its 6th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. The last 12 months brought 34.6 inches of rain and snow there, 73% of the usual 47.7.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 60°, lows near 37°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: 0.0°OctNov: +0.8°NovDec: -0.5°DecJan 2026: -2.1°JanFeb: -1.1°FebMar: +6.3°MarApr: +5.1°AprMay: -1.2°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +2.3°JulAug: +1.7°AugSep: +4.6°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: -1.0 inOctNov: -2.0 inNovDec: -1.5 inDecJan 2026: -1.2 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -1.7 inMarApr: -2.4 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: +0.5 inJulAug: +0.7 inAugSep: -1.6 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 Galax city

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 25°3.7 in45.7° 195019.8° 1977
February47° / 27°3.0 in45.3° 202324.1° 1895
March55° / 33°4.0 in52.5° 201227.8° 1960
April65° / 40°4.2 in57.8° 202644.0° 1907
May72° / 48°4.5 in66.6° 189654.6° 1997
June79° / 56°4.5 in72.2° 194362.5° 1955
July82° / 60°4.5 in74.0° 193465.4° 1918
August80° / 59°4.5 in74.8° 200765.2° 1909
September75° / 53°4.4 in69.7° 201856.9° 1918
October66° / 42°3.5 in61.4° 191946.2° 1988
November55° / 32°3.4 in52.2° 198535.8° 1976
December46° / 27°3.5 in48.1° 201523.9° 1917

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

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