Is this weather normal in Rusk County?

Wisconsin · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Rusk County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.6. The last 12 months brought 24.3 inches of rain and snow there, 74% of the usual 32.9.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 29°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.9°OctNov: +3.6°NovDec: -3.0°DecJan 2026: -2.5°JanFeb: +6.4°FebMar: +5.0°MarApr: +2.9°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +3.8°JulAug: +0.5°AugSep: +4.0°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: -2.6 inOctNov: -0.6 inNovDec: +0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: +0.3 inMarApr: +2.4 inAprMay: -2.7 inMayJun: -0.4 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: -2.8 inAugSep: -1.0 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 Rusk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January22° / 3°1.0 in25.4° 2006-8.3° 1912
February27° / 6°1.0 in30.6° 1998-2.8° 1936
March39° / 18°1.6 in43.6° 201214.2° 1899
April53° / 31°2.9 in50.9° 191530.3° 2018
May67° / 43°3.9 in62.7° 197746.3° 1907
June75° / 53°4.6 in71.0° 193356.1° 1969
July79° / 57°4.0 in74.6° 193661.7° 1992
August77° / 54°4.0 in72.8° 190060.3° 2004
September69° / 47°3.6 in63.2° 201550.4° 1993
October55° / 35°3.2 in54.7° 194734.8° 1917
November39° / 23°1.9 in41.7° 200120.6° 1896
December26° / 11°1.3 in30.3° 20233.2° 1983

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

Towns in Rusk County

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