Is this weather normal in Dickinson County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 31°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.7°OctNov: +3.5°NovDec: -0.7°DecJan 2026: +0.4°JanFeb: +9.7°FebMar: +5.4°MarApr: +1.3°AprMay: +0.3°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +2.4°JulAug: +0.6°AugSep: +3.3°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: -0.9 inOctNov: +0.5 inNovDec: -0.4 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: -0.3 inMarApr: +1.1 inAprMay: -1.2 inMayJun: -1.3 inJunJul: -1.5 inJulAug: -1.0 inAugSep: +4.2 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 Dickinson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January24° / 7°0.7 in27.9° 2006-1.8° 1912
February29° / 11°0.8 in33.4° 2024-3.4° 1936
March42° / 23°1.6 in48.3° 201215.1° 1899
April57° / 35°3.3 in53.7° 191534.7° 2018
May69° / 47°4.3 in68.9° 193448.3° 1907
June79° / 58°4.8 in76.0° 193361.0° 1945
July83° / 62°3.7 in80.7° 193664.4° 1992
August80° / 59°3.7 in77.0° 194764.0° 1915
September74° / 50°3.2 in68.7° 189752.8° 1965
October60° / 38°2.3 in58.3° 196335.3° 1925
November43° / 24°1.4 in45.1° 200118.3° 1896
December29° / 13°0.9 in32.0° 20231.8° 1983

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

Towns in Dickinson County

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