Is this weather normal in Madison County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Madison County. The ground there is unusually wet: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was +3.6.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 56°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.3°OctNov: +2.4°NovDec: +0.4°DecJan 2026: +0.5°JanFeb: +8.5°FebMar: +7.6°MarApr: +4.4°AprMay: +0.4°MayJun: +1.0°JunJul: +2.6°JulAug: +0.7°AugSep: +4.6°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: -0.5 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: +0.1 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: +0.5 inMarApr: +2.9 inAprMay: -2.0 inMayJun: -0.1 inJunJul: +0.6 inJulAug: +3.6 inAugSep: +5.5 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 Madison County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January31° / 13°0.9 in34.6° 20064.7° 1912
February36° / 17°1.2 in39.1° 20246.9° 1936
March49° / 28°2.0 in52.8° 201220.1° 1960
April62° / 39°3.8 in57.3° 191541.5° 2018
May72° / 50°5.2 in70.4° 193454.9° 1935
June81° / 60°5.0 in79.3° 193464.2° 1945
July85° / 64°4.1 in85.1° 193669.0° 2009
August83° / 61°4.1 in81.3° 194766.2° 1915
September77° / 53°3.6 in72.4° 189758.5° 1993
October64° / 41°2.7 in64.0° 196340.4° 1925
November48° / 29°1.8 in49.3° 200129.2° 1991
December36° / 18°1.4 in36.5° 20239.1° 1983

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

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