Is this weather normal in Buena Vista County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Buena Vista County. 8.0 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 Buena Vista County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.3°OctNov: +3.4°NovDec: -0.8°DecJan 2026: +1.0°JanFeb: +10.1°FebMar: +6.2°MarApr: +2.8°AprMay: +1.1°MayJun: +0.8°JunJul: +3.1°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +4.1°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: -0.6 inOctNov: +0.4 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: -0.6 inAprMay: -1.0 inMayJun: -3.2 inJunJul: -0.9 inJulAug: -0.5 inAugSep: +5.1 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 Buena Vista County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January26° / 9°0.7 in31.3° 20060.2° 1912
February31° / 13°0.9 in35.1° 2024-0.3° 1936
March44° / 25°1.6 in49.5° 201217.2° 1960
April59° / 36°3.3 in55.2° 195536.5° 2018
May70° / 48°4.2 in70.0° 193451.4° 1907
June80° / 59°4.9 in77.4° 193362.0° 1945
July83° / 62°3.6 in83.1° 193666.5° 1992
August81° / 59°4.0 in78.4° 194764.6° 1915
September75° / 51°2.9 in69.5° 189755.0° 1965
October61° / 38°2.3 in59.9° 196336.6° 1925
November45° / 25°1.4 in46.7° 200121.8° 1896
December31° / 14°1.0 in32.4° 20233.6° 1983

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

Towns in Buena Vista County

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