• Fall begins with a warm and very dry September

    Oct 8, 2025 8:00 am by Xander HazelWater Survey
    Harvested cornfield with red combine in distance.

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    • Harvested cornfield with red combine in distance.

    The preliminary statewide average September temperature was 68.8 degrees, 2.0 degrees above the 1991–2020 average and tied for the 27th warmest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide total September precipitation was 2.60 inches, 0.75 inches below the 1991–2020 average and the 41st driest on record.