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Milton-Freewater, Oregon
The week’s forecast, measured against two yardsticks: the “normal” your weather app still uses — a 1991–2020 average centered on 2005 — and the climate-adjusted normal, which here runs +1.4°F warmer. Same NOAA data. No pretending.
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Month by month
1991 called. It wants its climate baseline back.
| Month | Normal high | Adjusted high | Normal low | Adjusted low | Gap (high) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40.1° | 43.1° | 26.7° | 29.6° | +3.0° |
| February | 44.2° | 45.6° | 27.6° | 28.1° | +1.4° |
| March | 51.5° | 53.1° | 31.3° | 32.2° | +1.6° |
| April | 57.9° | 58.5° | 35.4° | 35.8° | +0.6° |
| May | 66.4° | 67.2° | 41.9° | 42.8° | +0.8° |
| June | 73.6° | 74.5° | 47.1° | 48.1° | +1.0° |
| July | 84.3° | 85.7° | 53.1° | 54.4° | +1.4° |
| August | 83.7° | 85.3° | 52.3° | 53.9° | +1.6° |
| September | 74.7° | 76.5° | 46.0° | 47.4° | +1.9° |
| October | 60.6° | 61.5° | 37.5° | 38.2° | +0.9° |
| November | 46.7° | 48.2° | 30.9° | 32.0° | +1.4° |
| December | 38.9° | 40.0° | 25.9° | 26.6° | +1.1° |
The “normal” temperature in every weather app is a 30-year average (1991–2020) — a number centered on mid-2005, two decades out of date in a warming climate. The Climate-Adjusted Normal takes NOAA’s official normal and advances it to the present using this county’s own measured warming trend.
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About this data
The forecast is the National Weather Service’s, for Milton-Freewater itself. Normals and the warming trend are computed at county level (Umatilla County) from NOAA’s homogenized climate record, because climate trends vary smoothly — nearby towns warm at statistically indistinguishable rates. Method details on the methodology page.
Nearby: Hermiston · Pendleton · Umatilla · Umatilla County data page
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