Is this weather normal in Adams County?

Washington · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Adams County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.4. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 54°, lows near 33°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.1°OctNov: +4.9°NovDec: +9.0°DecJan 2026: +2.9°JanFeb: +3.0°FebMar: +2.9°MarApr: +1.4°AprMay: +3.2°MayJun: +1.5°JunJul: +2.0°JulAug: +1.1°AugSep: -0.8°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: +0.4 inOctNov: +1.0 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: +0.0 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: +0.8 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: -0.6 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: -0.2 inAugSep: +0.2 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 Adams County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 25°1.5 in37.8° 19537.8° 1949
February44° / 27°1.0 in42.2° 195816.5° 1936
March53° / 31°1.2 in47.9° 201533.2° 1897
April61° / 36°0.9 in55.4° 193442.4° 1955
May71° / 43°1.0 in62.4° 202350.8° 1896
June78° / 48°0.8 in71.0° 201556.9° 1901
July87° / 54°0.3 in76.5° 190663.5° 1993
August87° / 53°0.2 in75.4° 202261.2° 1899
September77° / 46°0.4 in68.3° 202552.8° 1895
October62° / 37°1.0 in55.6° 201542.8° 1905
November46° / 29°1.4 in45.4° 201622.8° 1985
December36° / 24°1.6 in39.2° 202517.9° 1985

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

Towns in Adams County

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