Is this weather normal in Lancaster County?

Virginia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Lancaster County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 73.6° there, 2.4° above the usual for September (15th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 65°, lows near 45°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.4°OctNov: -0.7°NovDec: -4.4°DecJan 2026: -3.5°JanFeb: -3.7°FebMar: +5.1°MarApr: +3.6°AprMay: -0.9°MayJun: +0.8°JunJul: +0.4°JulAug: +2.4°AugSep: +2.4°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: -2.4 inOctNov: -1.3 inNovDec: -1.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: +0.7 inFebMar: -1.9 inMarApr: -2.6 inAprMay: +0.4 inMayJun: -0.3 inJunJul: +2.0 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: -1.8 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 Lancaster County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January47° / 29°3.4 in50.0° 195025.3° 1977
February50° / 30°2.8 in47.6° 201727.0° 1895
March58° / 37°4.0 in56.3° 201234.9° 1960
April69° / 46°3.5 in63.0° 201748.7° 1907
May76° / 56°3.8 in72.0° 200459.6° 1920
June84° / 65°4.6 in79.1° 201066.8° 1907
July88° / 70°4.9 in82.2° 201274.0° 1918
August87° / 68°4.8 in81.1° 190071.6° 1927
September80° / 62°4.5 in76.4° 201864.9° 1917
October70° / 50°4.0 in66.9° 200753.8° 1987
November60° / 39°3.1 in56.3° 198541.9° 1901
December51° / 32°3.6 in52.5° 201529.2° 1989

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

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