Is this weather normal in Adams County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11.2 inches fell in September, the most for a September in Adams County in 132 years. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 56°, lows near 34°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.6°OctNov: +2.3°NovDec: +0.6°DecJan 2026: +0.1°JanFeb: +8.7°FebMar: +6.1°MarApr: +4.5°AprMay: +0.8°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +2.5°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +5.6°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: +0.3 inOctNov: -0.9 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: +0.1 inJanFeb: -1.0 inFebMar: -0.6 inMarApr: +2.2 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: +2.0 inJunJul: -1.7 inJulAug: +2.6 inAugSep: +7.6 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 Adams County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January31° / 13°0.8 in35.2° 20065.3° 1912
February37° / 17°1.2 in39.6° 20247.0° 1936
March50° / 28°2.0 in53.9° 201220.1° 1960
April62° / 38°3.5 in57.3° 198141.2° 1907
May72° / 50°5.2 in69.2° 193454.4° 1907
June81° / 60°5.3 in78.3° 193463.9° 1945
July85° / 64°4.3 in84.6° 193668.4° 2009
August83° / 61°4.2 in81.0° 193665.5° 1915
September77° / 53°3.6 in71.6° 189757.9° 1993
October64° / 40°2.9 in63.1° 196340.7° 1925
November49° / 28°1.8 in48.8° 200128.7° 1991
December36° / 18°1.3 in35.7° 20238.6° 1983

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

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