Is this weather normal in Dubuque County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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The ground in Dubuque County is unusually wet: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was +3.1. Dubuque County just had its 7th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 34°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.4°OctNov: +1.9°NovDec: -3.1°DecJan 2026: -2.1°JanFeb: +5.8°FebMar: +5.0°MarApr: +4.8°AprMay: +0.4°MayJun: -0.3°JunJul: +3.0°JulAug: +0.4°AugSep: +4.2°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: -0.7 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: +0.0 inJanFeb: -1.1 inFebMar: +0.1 inMarApr: +3.4 inAprMay: -2.7 inMayJun: +3.5 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: +0.2 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 Dubuque County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January27° / 11°1.3 in31.5° 20060.7° 1912
February31° / 15°1.5 in36.0° 19985.2° 1936
March45° / 26°2.2 in50.8° 201220.1° 1960
April58° / 37°3.9 in55.6° 191538.4° 2018
May70° / 48°4.4 in67.1° 193451.6° 1924
June79° / 58°5.7 in76.3° 193462.4° 1969
July82° / 62°4.8 in81.2° 190166.0° 2009
August80° / 60°4.1 in77.0° 194764.2° 1915
September74° / 52°3.7 in68.7° 189755.8° 1918
October61° / 40°3.0 in60.5° 196340.2° 1925
November45° / 28°2.3 in47.0° 200127.0° 1959
December32° / 18°1.7 in35.0° 201510.0° 1983

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

Towns in Dubuque County

Crime Radar: Dubuque, Dyersville

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