Is this weather normal in Whatcom County?

Washington · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Whatcom County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 53.6° there, 1.2° below the usual for September (54th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 46°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.4°OctNov: +2.4°NovDec: +4.1°DecJan 2026: +3.4°JanFeb: +1.1°FebMar: -0.2°MarApr: +2.6°AprMay: +3.1°MayJun: +2.2°JunJul: +1.0°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: -1.2°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: +0.3 inOctNov: +0.4 inNovDec: +11.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.4 inJanFeb: -1.9 inFebMar: +5.1 inMarApr: -2.7 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -0.6 inJunJul: -0.9 inJulAug: -1.0 inAugSep: +0.4 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 Whatcom County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 27°10.8 in37.2° 199411.8° 1950
February40° / 28°6.7 in39.9° 201520.5° 1936
March45° / 30°7.6 in43.4° 199229.5° 1955
April51° / 34°4.9 in48.6° 201637.4° 1972
May59° / 40°3.4 in54.6° 202342.4° 1955
June63° / 45°2.9 in60.3° 201549.0° 1971
July70° / 50°1.6 in65.0° 195854.5° 1955
August71° / 50°1.8 in64.7° 202255.1° 1954
September64° / 46°3.5 in58.8° 202549.1° 1895
October52° / 38°7.4 in49.8° 202239.8° 1905
November41° / 32°11.5 in41.2° 189924.6° 1985
December36° / 27°10.2 in36.6° 192524.6° 1927

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

Towns in Whatcom County

Crime Radar: Bellingham, Lynden, Everson

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