Akron Weather Records (USC00130088)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Akron (USC00130088), Iowa, United States, with 123 years of record.

Key Facts for Akron

Akron (USC00130088) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.83 latitude and -96.55 longitude, 365 m (1,198 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 2022, 123 years of record.
242 records set at Akron still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Akron set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 16 December 2021.

About the Station

Location: Iowa, United States, 42.83 latitude, -96.55 longitude.
Elevation: 365 m (1,198 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 2022, 123 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Akron. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Akron, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

242 standing records

242 records at Akron still stand. 1901 holds the most, with 122.

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Akron between 18 February 1962 and 13 March 1962. Each dot is a new record.

When Akron set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1962-02-18	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1962-03-04	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
1962-03-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
1962-03-11	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)
1962-03-12	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
1962-03-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 104.1 cm (41.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 134.1 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Akron. The most was 134.1 mm (5.3 in) on 10 September 1900.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Akron
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 January 2008
Feb	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 February 1962
Mar	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 March 1977
Apr	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	7 April 2006
May	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 May 2012
Jun	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	17 June 2014
Jul	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 July 2010
Aug	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 August 1937
Sep	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	10 September 1900
Oct	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 October 1979
Nov	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 November 1948
Dec	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1900 to 1901

2 years of record at Akron, 1900 to 1901. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1901.

Latest Records

Latest records at Akron
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2021	Akron, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2021	Akron, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2021	Akron, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2021	Akron, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2021	Akron, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2021	Akron, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2020	Akron, US	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2020	Akron, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Akron, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2020	Akron, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2020	Akron, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2020	Akron, US	daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2020	Akron, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	78 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2020	Akron, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2020	Akron, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2020	Akron, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2020	Akron, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2020	Akron, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2019	Akron, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2019	Akron, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1900 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Akron: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1900	23.9 C (74.9 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1901	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	1900	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	2008	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	65 days	1939	29 days	84

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Akron, 1900 to 2022. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.9 C (74.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Akron by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1900	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
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2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Akron, 1900 to 2022. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Akron by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1900	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1901	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
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1938	n/a
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2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Akron, 1900 to 2022. The record is 134.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.6 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Akron by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1901	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1928	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1929	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1932	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1933	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1934	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1935	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1939	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1940	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1941	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1949	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1959	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1960	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1963	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1974	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1975	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1980	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1981	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1984	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1985	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1986	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2001	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2002	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2003	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2004	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2006	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2007	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2008	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2009	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2010	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2011	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2013	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2014	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2015	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2016	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2017	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2018	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2019	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2020	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2021	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2022	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Akron, 1900 to 2022. The record is 205.0 mm (8.1 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.4 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Akron by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1901	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1928	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1929	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1931	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1932	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1933	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1934	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1935	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1938	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1939	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1940	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1941	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1942	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1944	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1945	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1946	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1948	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1951	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1952	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1953	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1954	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1955	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1956	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1957	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1962	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1964	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1965	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1966	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1967	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1968	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1969	129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1970	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1972	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1973	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1974	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1975	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1976	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1978	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1979	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1980	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1981	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1983	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1984	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1985	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1986	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2001	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2002	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2003	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2004	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2005	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2006	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2007	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2008	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
2009	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2010	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
2011	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2012	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
2013	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2014	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
2015	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
2016	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2017	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2018	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2019	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
2020	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2021	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2022	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Akron, 1900 to 2022. The record is 65 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Akron by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900	7 days
1901	15 days
1927	20 days
1928	36 days
1929	30 days
1930	44 days
1931	33 days
1932	29 days
1933	26 days
1934	35 days
1935	26 days
1936	26 days
1937	30 days
1938	28 days
1939	65 days
1940	26 days
1941	21 days
1942	38 days
1943	53 days
1944	32 days
1945	37 days
1946	33 days
1947	24 days
1948	28 days
1949	34 days
1950	26 days
1951	36 days
1952	56 days
1953	24 days
1954	25 days
1955	29 days
1956	24 days
1957	29 days
1958	53 days
1959	31 days
1960	34 days
1961	30 days
1962	53 days
1963	31 days
1964	33 days
1965	23 days
1966	28 days
1967	42 days
1968	23 days
1969	16 days
1970	21 days
1971	41 days
1972	21 days
1973	25 days
1974	33 days
1975	31 days
1976	34 days
1977	16 days
1978	20 days
1979	35 days
1980	33 days
1981	31 days
1982	30 days
1983	17 days
1984	19 days
1985	13 days
1986	17 days
2001	22 days
2002	31 days
2003	26 days
2004	23 days
2005	37 days
2006	37 days
2007	42 days
2008	20 days
2009	13 days
2010	27 days
2011	31 days
2012	28 days
2013	25 days
2014	23 days
2015	26 days
2016	22 days
2017	28 days
2018	24 days
2019	37 days
2020	29 days
2021	29 days
2022	2 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

72 years, 1928 to 2021

A day with at least 61.0 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.4 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Akron: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 72 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 72 years of values from 1928 to 2021.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 2010; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1934; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1940.

Download the Data

Data for Akron standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Akron threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).