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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 +1.0°F warmer. Same NOAA data. No pretending.
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| Month | Normal high | Adjusted high | Normal low | Adjusted low | Gap (high) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58.9° | 60.5° | 36.5° | 37.0° | +1.6° |
| February | 62.9° | 64.2° | 40.5° | 41.4° | +1.3° |
| March | 69.7° | 71.3° | 47.7° | 49.1° | +1.5° |
| April | 77.2° | 77.7° | 54.4° | 54.5° | +0.5° |
| May | 84.1° | 84.7° | 63.5° | 64.1° | +0.6° |
| June | 91.3° | 91.7° | 70.5° | 71.1° | +0.3° |
| July | 95.2° | 95.4° | 73.5° | 73.9° | +0.2° |
| August | 96.0° | 96.6° | 73.1° | 73.7° | +0.6° |
| September | 89.9° | 90.7° | 66.7° | 66.9° | +0.8° |
| October | 80.2° | 81.2° | 56.0° | 56.3° | +1.0° |
| November | 68.6° | 70.2° | 46.1° | 47.1° | +1.5° |
| December | 60.5° | 62.4° | 38.3° | 39.3° | +1.9° |
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“normal” temperature in every weather app is a 30-year average (1991–2020) — a number centered on mid-2005, two decades out of date in a warming climate.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.
It isn’t a forecast — it’s a more honest yardstick for what “normal” means now. Read why Nowmal exists →
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The forecast is the National Weather Service’s, for Lacy-Lakeview itself. Normals and the warming trend are computed at county level (McLennan 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.
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