Is this weather normal in Harrisonburg city?

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Harrisonburg city's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 56.8° on average. Harrisonburg city has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 38°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.2°OctNov: +1.5°NovDec: -1.5°DecJan 2026: -1.5°JanFeb: -0.7°FebMar: +7.9°MarApr: +7.0°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: +1.5°JunJul: +1.0°JulAug: +1.5°AugSep: +3.0°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: -1.1 inOctNov: -2.0 inNovDec: -1.3 inDecJan 2026: +0.0 inJanFeb: -1.0 inFebMar: -1.1 inMarApr: -1.8 inAprMay: +1.8 inMayJun: -2.0 inJunJul: +0.3 inJulAug: +0.6 inAugSep: -0.7 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 Harrisonburg city

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 24°2.8 in44.9° 195019.4° 1977
February47° / 26°2.4 in45.8° 201722.3° 1978
March55° / 32°3.4 in54.0° 201229.0° 1960
April67° / 41°3.4 in60.6° 202645.3° 1907
May74° / 50°4.3 in68.2° 201856.1° 1917
June82° / 59°4.5 in74.6° 201063.1° 1907
July86° / 63°4.3 in77.8° 199969.3° 1895
August84° / 61°3.8 in77.5° 190066.5° 1927
September78° / 54°4.1 in72.2° 190059.8° 1918
October68° / 43°2.8 in62.7° 191948.0° 1988
November56° / 33°2.7 in52.4° 193137.0° 1976
December47° / 27°2.9 in47.4° 201522.4° 1989

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

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