Is this weather normal in Gilmer County?

West Virginia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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8.1 inches fell in September, the 2nd-most for a September in Gilmer County in 132 years. Gilmer County just had its 7th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 38°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: 0.0°OctNov: -0.6°NovDec: -2.6°DecJan 2026: -4.1°JanFeb: -2.0°FebMar: +6.6°MarApr: +6.3°AprMay: -2.6°MayJun: +0.1°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +3.9°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: -1.2 inOctNov: +0.6 inNovDec: -1.3 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -1.9 inFebMar: +0.1 inMarApr: -1.6 inAprMay: +0.5 inMayJun: -0.9 inJunJul: -1.5 inJulAug: +3.9 inAugSep: +4.5 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 Gilmer County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 23°3.6 in44.2° 195016.0° 1977
February46° / 25°3.3 in42.8° 201720.9° 1978
March55° / 32°4.3 in53.8° 201228.7° 1960
April68° / 40°3.8 in60.3° 202645.6° 1907
May76° / 50°5.1 in69.8° 201855.4° 1997
June83° / 58°4.9 in75.6° 194364.5° 1972
July86° / 63°5.2 in78.6° 190169.6° 2009
August85° / 62°4.0 in77.2° 200767.3° 1927
September79° / 55°3.6 in72.4° 201860.7° 1918
October68° / 43°3.3 in61.9° 191947.1° 1895
November56° / 33°3.1 in53.4° 198535.3° 1976
December46° / 27°3.9 in47.6° 201522.6° 1989

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

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