Is this weather normal in Columbia County?

Washington · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Columbia County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.3. Columbia County has warmed 3rd-most of Washington's 39 counties since 1970, about 0.5° per decade.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 34°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.4°OctNov: +3.8°NovDec: +7.7°DecJan 2026: +1.5°JanFeb: +2.2°FebMar: +2.3°MarApr: -0.1°AprMay: +2.6°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +1.4°JulAug: +0.7°AugSep: -1.7°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: -0.2 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: +1.4 inDecJan 2026: -1.7 inJanFeb: +1.0 inFebMar: +1.3 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: -1.5 inMayJun: -1.0 inJunJul: -0.5 inJulAug: -0.5 inAugSep: +0.5 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 Columbia County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 26°3.3 in40.3° 19539.2° 1930
February42° / 27°2.6 in41.8° 195817.0° 1936
March50° / 31°3.0 in45.5° 201530.8° 1917
April57° / 35°2.5 in52.6° 201639.8° 1955
May65° / 42°2.3 in58.9° 202347.3° 1896
June72° / 47°1.6 in68.2° 201553.8° 1901
July83° / 54°0.5 in74.0° 202159.5° 1993
August83° / 53°0.6 in72.4° 202259.5° 1899
September73° / 47°0.9 in65.5° 202550.7° 1895
October59° / 38°2.1 in54.7° 198841.9° 2019
November45° / 31°3.5 in44.1° 201624.2° 1985
December37° / 26°3.7 in39.1° 202517.5° 1985

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

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