Is this weather normal in Cedar County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 55°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.6°OctNov: +1.9°NovDec: -3.6°DecJan 2026: -1.0°JanFeb: +5.9°FebMar: +5.7°MarApr: +4.8°AprMay: +0.2°MayJun: -0.4°JunJul: +2.3°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: +4.7°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: -1.6 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: -1.2 inFebMar: -0.3 inMarApr: +2.6 inAprMay: -3.2 inMayJun: +4.3 inJunJul: +1.0 inJulAug: +0.5 inAugSep: +6.8 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 Cedar County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January29° / 13°1.2 in33.5° 20063.7° 1912
February34° / 17°1.5 in37.3° 19988.1° 1936
March47° / 28°2.3 in52.2° 201221.2° 1960
April61° / 38°3.8 in56.5° 191539.8° 2018
May72° / 50°4.7 in67.8° 189652.4° 1907
June81° / 60°5.4 in77.6° 193464.1° 1916
July84° / 63°4.3 in81.6° 190167.9° 2009
August82° / 61°4.0 in79.9° 194765.7° 1915
September76° / 53°3.7 in69.8° 193157.1° 1918
October63° / 41°3.0 in62.0° 196340.9° 1925
November47° / 29°2.2 in48.6° 200127.5° 1911
December34° / 19°1.7 in35.7° 201511.7° 1983

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

Towns in Cedar County

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