Is this weather normal in Palo Alto County?

Iowa · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Palo Alto County. Palo Alto County has warmed about 0.5° 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 Palo Alto County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.6°OctNov: +3.2°NovDec: -1.6°DecJan 2026: +0.2°JanFeb: +9.8°FebMar: +5.0°MarApr: +2.0°AprMay: +0.7°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +2.3°JulAug: +1.0°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: -1.3 inOctNov: +0.3 inNovDec: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.9 inFebMar: -0.2 inMarApr: -0.3 inAprMay: -2.3 inMayJun: -2.5 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: -0.8 inAugSep: +3.2 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 Palo Alto County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January25° / 8°0.8 in28.6° 2006-0.7° 1912
February30° / 12°0.9 in34.6° 2024-0.9° 1936
March43° / 25°1.8 in49.6° 201216.4° 1899
April58° / 36°3.5 in54.7° 191536.2° 2018
May70° / 48°4.6 in69.3° 193449.8° 1907
June80° / 58°5.2 in77.2° 193361.4° 1945
July83° / 62°3.7 in81.7° 193665.6° 1992
August80° / 59°4.0 in77.3° 194764.3° 1915
September74° / 51°3.3 in68.5° 193154.0° 1965
October61° / 38°2.4 in58.7° 196336.3° 1925
November44° / 25°1.4 in46.7° 200120.3° 1896
December30° / 14°1.1 in32.1° 20233.3° 1983

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

Towns in Palo Alto County

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