Is this weather normal in Cerro Gordo County?

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Cerro Gordo County. Cerro Gordo County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 52°, lows near 32°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.3°OctNov: +3.4°NovDec: -2.4°DecJan 2026: -0.8°JanFeb: +7.8°FebMar: +5.4°MarApr: +3.5°AprMay: +1.3°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +3.1°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +3.8°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: -0.4 inOctNov: -0.1 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.7 inFebMar: +0.4 inMarApr: +0.2 inAprMay: -2.7 inMayJun: -2.5 inJunJul: +2.6 inJulAug: -0.2 inAugSep: +1.4 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 Cerro Gordo County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January24° / 8°0.9 in28.8° 2006-2.8° 1912
February29° / 12°1.1 in34.0° 2024-0.3° 1936
March42° / 24°2.0 in49.3° 201218.2° 1960
April57° / 36°4.0 in53.5° 191535.7° 2018
May69° / 47°5.0 in67.9° 193449.5° 1907
June79° / 58°5.5 in75.9° 193361.5° 1945
July82° / 61°4.5 in80.4° 193665.6° 1992
August80° / 59°3.9 in77.6° 194764.1° 2004
September74° / 50°3.4 in67.8° 193154.8° 1918
October60° / 38°2.5 in60.2° 196336.5° 1925
November43° / 26°1.7 in46.6° 200123.1° 1896
December30° / 14°1.3 in31.9° 20234.1° 1983

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

Towns in Cerro Gordo County

Crime Radar: Mason City, Clear Lake

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