Is this weather normal in Buchanan County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Buchanan County just had its 5th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual. 8.5 inches fell in September, the 4th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 32°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.8°OctNov: +2.4°NovDec: -3.3°DecJan 2026: -1.5°JanFeb: +5.9°FebMar: +4.8°MarApr: +4.4°AprMay: +0.7°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +3.0°JulAug: +0.5°AugSep: +4.3°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: -1.4 inOctNov: -0.3 inNovDec: -0.9 inDecJan 2026: +0.4 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: +0.5 inMarApr: +3.9 inAprMay: -2.6 inMayJun: +1.9 inJunJul: +1.6 inJulAug: +1.9 inAugSep: +4.9 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 Buchanan County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January26° / 9°1.1 in30.6° 2006-0.7° 1912
February31° / 13°1.3 in34.9° 20243.4° 1936
March45° / 25°2.0 in50.5° 201219.0° 1960
April59° / 36°3.8 in55.4° 191537.2° 2018
May71° / 48°4.6 in67.1° 193450.9° 1907
June80° / 58°5.8 in75.6° 193462.4° 1916
July83° / 62°4.5 in80.6° 190166.9° 2009
August81° / 59°4.2 in78.3° 194763.6° 1915
September74° / 51°3.6 in68.5° 193155.5° 1918
October61° / 39°2.9 in60.5° 196338.5° 1925
November45° / 27°2.0 in47.1° 200126.4° 1911
December32° / 16°1.6 in33.9° 20158.2° 1983

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

Towns in Buchanan County

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