Is this weather normal in Pierce County?

Washington · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Pierce County. Pierce County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 50°, lows near 37°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.6°OctNov: +2.9°NovDec: +4.6°DecJan 2026: +2.8°JanFeb: +1.7°FebMar: +0.5°MarApr: +2.1°AprMay: +2.9°MayJun: +2.6°JunJul: +0.9°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: -1.9°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: +0.9 inOctNov: -1.6 inNovDec: +7.9 inDecJan 2026: -4.1 inJanFeb: -2.7 inFebMar: +6.0 inMarApr: -1.7 inAprMay: -1.3 inMayJun: +0.1 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: +0.6 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 Pierce County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 31°9.1 in41.0° 201520.9° 1950
February44° / 31°6.7 in43.1° 201527.6° 1936
March48° / 33°7.1 in45.4° 199233.1° 1955
April53° / 36°5.5 in50.4° 192638.7° 1955
May60° / 41°3.9 in55.5° 195845.4° 1933
June65° / 46°3.0 in62.2° 201550.5° 1971
July73° / 50°1.1 in65.4° 195855.2° 1993
August73° / 50°1.4 in66.2° 202255.9° 1899
September67° / 47°2.7 in60.4° 202049.9° 1895
October55° / 40°6.2 in54.3° 202242.8° 1905
November46° / 34°9.6 in45.8° 194929.5° 1985
December41° / 30°9.2 in40.4° 195028.7° 1983

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

Towns in Pierce County

Crime Radar: Tacoma, Kent, Auburn, Federal Way, Lakewood, Puyallup, Edgewood, University Place

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