Is this weather normal in Hancock County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 52°, lows near 31°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.2°OctNov: +3.1°NovDec: -2.2°DecJan 2026: -0.7°JanFeb: +7.9°FebMar: +5.5°MarApr: +3.0°AprMay: +0.9°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +2.5°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +3.5°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: -0.1 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: +0.1 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -3.2 inMayJun: -3.3 inJunJul: +0.9 inJulAug: -0.8 inAugSep: +1.8 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 Hancock County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January24° / 8°0.8 in27.9° 2006-2.5° 1912
February29° / 12°1.0 in34.2° 20240.2° 1936
March42° / 24°1.9 in48.9° 201217.6° 1899
April58° / 35°3.8 in54.0° 191535.4° 2018
May70° / 47°4.9 in68.7° 193449.8° 1907
June79° / 58°5.2 in76.6° 193361.7° 1945
July82° / 61°4.2 in81.6° 193665.7° 1992
August80° / 59°4.0 in77.6° 194764.0° 1915
September74° / 50°3.4 in67.9° 193154.6° 1918
October60° / 38°2.5 in59.9° 196337.1° 1925
November43° / 25°1.6 in46.8° 200121.8° 1896
December30° / 14°1.2 in31.7° 20233.3° 1983

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

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