Is this weather normal in Polk County?

Wisconsin · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Polk County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 61.9° there, 2.2° above the usual for September (18th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 48°, lows near 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.8°OctNov: +2.8°NovDec: -3.5°DecJan 2026: -3.2°JanFeb: +6.4°FebMar: +4.7°MarApr: +1.2°AprMay: -0.6°MayJun: 0.0°JunJul: +3.5°JulAug: -0.3°AugSep: +2.2°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: -2.5 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: +0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: +1.4 inAprMay: -2.8 inMayJun: +0.5 inJunJul: -1.0 inJulAug: -2.3 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 Polk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January22° / 4°0.9 in26.2° 2006-7.9° 1912
February27° / 7°0.9 in30.6° 1998-3.6° 1936
March40° / 19°1.6 in44.2° 201214.0° 1899
April55° / 32°2.8 in52.6° 191532.6° 2018
May68° / 44°4.0 in64.5° 197745.8° 1907
June77° / 55°4.5 in72.9° 193357.9° 1969
July81° / 59°4.5 in76.8° 193663.3° 1992
August79° / 57°4.2 in74.1° 194761.7° 1927
September70° / 49°3.5 in64.9° 201550.4° 1965
October56° / 36°3.1 in56.4° 194735.5° 1917
November40° / 24°1.8 in43.4° 200119.5° 1896
December27° / 11°1.2 in30.9° 20231.6° 1983

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

Towns in Polk County

Crime Radar: Osceola, Amery

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