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Iowa Falls Weather Records (USC00134142)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Iowa Falls (USC00134142), Iowa, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Iowa Falls

  • Iowa Falls (USC00134142) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.52 latitude and -93.25 longitude, 322 m (1,055 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Iowa Falls still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Iowa Falls set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 11 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 42.52 latitude, -93.25 longitude.
  • Elevation: 322 m (1,055 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Iowa Falls, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Iowa Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Iowa Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Iowa Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan20.0 C (68.0 F)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Feb24.4 C (75.9 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
May41.7 C (107.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Jun41.7 C (107.1 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Aug42.2 C (108.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Sep38.3 C (100.9 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Nov26.1 C (79.0 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)n/an/a
Dec21.1 C (70.0 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Iowa Falls by the year they were set 1,464 records at Iowa Falls still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 42. 02040601893: 251894: 291895: 261896: 181897: 191898: 91899: 261900: 81901: 101902: 111903: 51904: 71905: 91906: 41907: 151908: 51909: 141910: 111911: 201912: 171913: 151914: 71915: 151916: 101917: 181918: 161919: 91920: 81921: 121922: 31923: 111924: 91925: 261926: 111927: 161928: 121929: 81930: 321931: 261932: 101933: 81934: 331935: 121936: 421937: 121938: 151939: 181940: 131941: 101942: 141943: 71944: 151945: 161946: 131947: 171948: 71949: 41950: 131951: 101952: 121953: 91954: 71955: 111956: 71957: 21958: 71959: 91960: 81961: 51962: 141963: 121964: 141965: 141966: 101967: 81968: 91969: 41970: 91971: 41972: 81973: 81974: 61975: 41976: 71977: 171979: 31980: 71981: 71982: 61983: 151984: 11985: 31986: 81987: 111988: 131989: 61990: 161991: 141992: 101993: 51994: 161995: 61996: 91997: 51998: 161999: 62000: 142001: 82002: 92003: 72004: 82005: 52006: 92007: 52008: 52009: 52010: 32011: 72012: 132013: 72014: 112015: 52016: 22017: 132018: 132019: 52020: 52021: 122022: 62023: 92024: 82025: 102026: 111893190719211935194919631977199220062020
1,464 records at Iowa Falls still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Iowa Falls by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189325
189429
189526
189618
189719
18989
189926
19008
190110
190211
19035
19047
19059
19064
190715
19085
190914
191011
191120
191217
191315
19147
191515
191610
191718
191816
19199
19208
192112
19223
192311
19249
192526
192611
192716
192812
19298
193032
193126
193210
19338
193433
193512
193642
193712
193815
193918
194013
194110
194214
19437
194415
194516
194613
194717
19487
19494
195013
195110
195212
19539
19547
195511
19567
19572
19587
19599
19608
19615
196214
196312
196414
196514
196610
19678
19689
19694
19709
19714
19728
19738
19746
19754
19767
197717
19793
19807
19817
19826
198315
19841
19853
19868
198711
198813
19896
199016
199114
199210
19935
199416
19956
19969
19975
199816
19996
200014
20018
20029
20037
20048
20055
20069
20075
20085
20095
20103
20117
201213
20137
201411
20155
20162
201713
201813
20195
20205
202112
20226
20239
20248
202510
202611

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records
When Iowa Falls set new all-time records 10 all-time records were set at Iowa Falls between 19 August 1924 and 18 July 1986. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfall19 August 1924: Record daily precipitation 132.8 mm (5.2 in)3 August 1930: Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)31 May 1934: Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)13 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)14 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)2 June 1942: Record daily precipitation 142.7 mm (5.6 in)7 June 1952: Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)31 July 1964: Record daily precipitation 158.8 mm (6.3 in)4 January 1971: Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)18 July 1986: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)193019401950196019701980
10 all-time records were set at Iowa Falls between 19 August 1924 and 18 July 1986. Each dot is a new record.
When Iowa Falls set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1924-08-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1930-08-03Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934-05-31Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936-07-13Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1936-07-14Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1942-06-02Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1952-06-07Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1964-07-31Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1971-01-04Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1986-07-18Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 158.8 mm (6.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Iowa Falls The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Iowa Falls. The most was 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 31 July 1964. 050100150200 Jan: 49.5 mm (1.9 in), 4 January 1971 Jan Feb: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 22 February 1922 Feb Mar: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 6 March 1946 Mar Apr: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 25 April 2008 Apr May: 86.9 mm (3.4 in), 27 May 2013 May Jun: 142.7 mm (5.6 in), 2 June 1942 Jun Jul: 158.8 mm (6.3 in), 31 July 1964 Jul Aug: 132.8 mm (5.2 in), 19 August 1924 Aug Sep: 105.4 mm (4.1 in), 21 September 1950 Sep Oct: 58.7 mm (2.3 in), 6 October 1914 Oct Nov: 62.2 mm (2.4 in), 23 November 1931 Nov Dec: 53.6 mm (2.1 in), 14 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Iowa Falls. The most was 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 31 July 1964.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Iowa Falls
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan49.5 mm (1.9 in)4 January 1971
Feb57.9 mm (2.3 in)22 February 1922
Mar47.0 mm (1.9 in)6 March 1946
Apr96.5 mm (3.8 in)25 April 2008
May86.9 mm (3.4 in)27 May 2013
Jun142.7 mm (5.6 in)2 June 1942
Jul158.8 mm (6.3 in)31 July 1964
Aug132.8 mm (5.2 in)19 August 1924
Sep105.4 mm (4.1 in)21 September 1950
Oct58.7 mm (2.3 in)6 October 1914
Nov62.2 mm (2.4 in)23 November 1931
Dec53.6 mm (2.1 in)14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Iowa Falls 134 years of record at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1996, 2026. 1893: 345 of 365 days1894: 351 of 365 days1895: 357 of 365 days1896: 354 of 366 days1897: 362 of 365 days1898: 365 of 365 days1899: 364 of 365 days1900: 365 of 365 days1901: 364 of 365 days1902: 358 of 365 days1903: 354 of 365 days1904: 351 of 366 days1905: 357 of 365 days1906: 346 of 365 days1907: 352 of 365 days1908: 356 of 366 days1909: 348 of 365 days1910: 353 of 365 days1911: 352 of 365 days1912: 355 of 366 days1913: 350 of 365 days1914: 342 of 365 days1915: 342 of 365 days1916: 343 of 366 days1917: 339 of 365 days1918: 351 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 359 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 360 of 365 days1927: 361 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 364 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 363 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 333 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 357 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 338 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 358 of 365 days1958: 343 of 365 days1959: 355 of 365 days1960: 358 of 366 days1961: 356 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 334 of 365 days1980: 305 of 366 days1981: 306 of 365 days1982: 360 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 119 of 366 days1985: 229 of 365 days1986: 348 of 365 days1987: 358 of 365 days1988: 333 of 366 days1989: 357 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 361 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 358 of 365 days1995: 360 of 365 days1996: 246 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 363 of 365 days1999: 363 of 365 days2000: 363 of 366 days2001: 360 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 362 of 365 days2007: 362 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 338 of 365 days2010: 348 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 345 of 366 days2013: 356 of 365 days2014: 359 of 365 days2015: 360 of 365 days2016: 362 of 366 days2017: 363 of 365 days2018: 358 of 365 days2019: 354 of 365 days2020: 362 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 353 of 365 days2024: 363 of 366 days2025: 359 of 365 days2026: 277 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1996, 2026.
Days with data per year at Iowa Falls
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189334595%Yes
189435196%Yes
189535798%Yes
189635497%Yes
189736299%Yes
1898365100%Yes
1899364100%Yes
1900365100%Yes
1901364100%Yes
190235898%Yes
190335497%Yes
190435196%Yes
190535798%Yes
190634695%Yes
190735296%Yes
190835697%Yes
190934895%Yes
191035397%Yes
191135296%Yes
191235597%Yes
191335096%Yes
191434294%Yes
191534294%Yes
191634394%Yes
191733993%Yes
191835196%Yes
1919364100%Yes
1920365100%Yes
192135998%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924365100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
192636099%Yes
192736199%Yes
1928365100%Yes
1929364100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
193236499%Yes
193336399%Yes
1934365100%Yes
193536399%Yes
1936365100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194536399%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194833391%Yes
1949365100%Yes
195035798%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
195433893%Yes
195536299%Yes
195636499%Yes
195735898%Yes
195834394%Yes
195935597%Yes
196035898%Yes
196135698%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197933492%Yes
198030583%No
198130684%No
198236099%Yes
198336399%Yes
198411933%No
198522963%No
198634895%Yes
198735898%Yes
198833391%Yes
198935798%Yes
1990364100%Yes
199136399%Yes
199236199%Yes
199336399%Yes
199435898%Yes
199536099%Yes
199624667%No
199736299%Yes
199836399%Yes
199936399%Yes
200036399%Yes
200136099%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003364100%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
200636299%Yes
200736299%Yes
200836399%Yes
200933893%Yes
201034895%Yes
201136399%Yes
201234594%Yes
201335698%Yes
201435998%Yes
201536099%Yes
201636299%Yes
201736399%Yes
201835898%Yes
201935497%Yes
202036299%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202335397%Yes
202436399%Yes
202535998%Yes
202627776%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Iowa Falls
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 October 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high max (Provisional)30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)97 years39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2026Iowa Falls, USmonthly rain (Provisional)71.1 mm (2.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)111 years61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie125 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)77 years34 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie107 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)52 years42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)80 years41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Iowa Falls, USmonthly high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)130 years50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)124 years40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)59 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)52 years27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)51 years39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026Iowa Falls, USdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)7 years38 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

122 complete years, 1893 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Iowa Falls as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025 One stripe for each of 122 complete years at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 5.5 C (41.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.2 C (52.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F). 1893: 5.7 C, -2.6 C from the station mean1894: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1895: 6.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1896: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1897: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1899: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1900: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1901: 8.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1902: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1903: 7.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1904: 6.5 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1905: 7.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1906: 7.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1907: 7.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1908: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1909: 7.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1910: 7.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1911: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1912: 6.2 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1913: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1914: 8.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1915: 7.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1916: 7.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1917: 5.5 C, -2.8 C from the station mean1918: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1919: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1920: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1921: 10.2 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1922: 9.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1923: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1924: 7.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1925: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1926: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1927: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1928: 9.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1929: 7.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1930: 9.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1931: 11.2 C, +2.9 C from the station mean1932: 8.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1933: 9.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1934: 9.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1935: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1936: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1937: 7.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1938: 9.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1939: 9.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1940: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1941: 9.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1942: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1943: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1944: 8.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1945: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1946: 9.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1947: 8.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1949: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1950: 6.6 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1951: 6.6 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1952: 8.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1953: 9.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1955: 9.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1956: 8.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1957: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 8.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1959: 8.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1962: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1963: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 9.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1965: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1966: 7.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1967: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1968: 8.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1969: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1970: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1971: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1972: 7.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1973: 9.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1974: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1975: 8.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1976: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1977: 9.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1978: 7.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1982: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1983: 8.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1986: 9.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1987: 11.0 C, +2.8 C from the station mean1989: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1990: 9.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1991: 9.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1992: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1993: 6.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1994: 7.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1995: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1997: 7.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1998: 9.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1999: 8.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 8.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2001: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2003: 8.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2004: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: 8.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 9.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2007: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2008: 6.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean2010: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2011: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2012: 10.0 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2013: 7.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2014: 6.2 C, -2.0 C from the station mean2015: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 9.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 9.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2018: 7.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2019: 7.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2020: 8.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2021: 9.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2022: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2023: 9.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2024: 10.3 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2025: 9.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 122 complete years at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 5.5 C (41.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.2 C (52.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Iowa Falls as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18935.7 C-2.55 C
18948.2 C-0.05 C
18956.8 C-1.43 C
18967.6 C-0.64 C
18977.5 C-0.72 C
18997.6 C-0.61 C
19008.4 C+0.19 C
19018.1 C-0.16 C
19027.5 C-0.72 C
19037.0 C-1.27 C
19046.5 C-1.78 C
19057.2 C-1.04 C
19067.9 C-0.35 C
19077.4 C-0.84 C
19088.5 C+0.28 C
19097.1 C-1.13 C
19107.3 C-0.92 C
19117.7 C-0.51 C
19126.2 C-2.07 C
19138.2 C-0.06 C
19148.1 C-0.18 C
19157.2 C-1.04 C
19167.0 C-1.24 C
19175.5 C-2.79 C
19188.3 C+0.01 C
19198.4 C+0.20 C
19208.0 C-0.24 C
192110.2 C+1.97 C
19229.1 C+0.85 C
19238.6 C+0.37 C
19247.0 C-1.20 C
19258.3 C+0.05 C
19268.2 C-0.04 C
19278.6 C+0.38 C
19289.0 C+0.77 C
19297.0 C-1.25 C
19309.2 C+0.99 C
193111.2 C+2.94 C
19328.0 C-0.28 C
19339.4 C+1.18 C
19349.7 C+1.49 C
19358.2 C-0.08 C
19368.2 C-0.08 C
19377.7 C-0.56 C
19389.8 C+1.55 C
19399.7 C+1.46 C
19407.7 C-0.54 C
19419.5 C+1.21 C
19428.2 C-0.08 C
19437.6 C-0.64 C
19448.6 C+0.35 C
19457.6 C-0.60 C
19469.3 C+1.08 C
19478.4 C+0.13 C
19498.6 C+0.39 C
19506.6 C-1.67 C
19516.6 C-1.66 C
19528.7 C+0.46 C
19539.4 C+1.14 C
19559.0 C+0.74 C
19568.9 C+0.64 C
19578.6 C+0.37 C
19588.1 C-0.19 C
19598.1 C-0.18 C
19607.5 C-0.74 C
19617.9 C-0.33 C
19627.9 C-0.31 C
19638.1 C-0.13 C
19649.1 C+0.81 C
19657.5 C-0.74 C
19667.5 C-0.77 C
19678.0 C-0.23 C
19688.5 C+0.24 C
19697.5 C-0.71 C
19708.3 C+0.01 C
19718.5 C+0.27 C
19727.4 C-0.88 C
19739.4 C+1.20 C
19748.6 C+0.38 C
19758.5 C+0.24 C
19768.3 C+0.10 C
19779.1 C+0.83 C
19787.7 C-0.59 C
19828.0 C-0.22 C
19838.9 C+0.62 C
19869.1 C+0.88 C
198711.0 C+2.79 C
19898.3 C+0.05 C
19909.8 C+1.54 C
19919.0 C+0.75 C
19928.4 C+0.18 C
19936.7 C-1.55 C
19947.8 C-0.46 C
19957.5 C-0.71 C
19977.6 C-0.69 C
19989.7 C+1.42 C
19998.9 C+0.66 C
20008.4 C+0.11 C
20018.4 C+0.16 C
20028.6 C+0.40 C
20038.0 C-0.26 C
20048.3 C+0.05 C
20058.8 C+0.52 C
20069.4 C+1.14 C
20078.5 C+0.29 C
20086.7 C-1.52 C
20108.2 C-0.08 C
20118.2 C-0.04 C
201210.0 C+1.75 C
20137.0 C-1.25 C
20146.2 C-2.04 C
20158.5 C+0.30 C
20169.3 C+1.05 C
20179.3 C+1.02 C
20187.9 C-0.36 C
20197.6 C-0.66 C
20208.9 C+0.64 C
20219.4 C+1.17 C
20227.6 C-0.63 C
20239.7 C+1.47 C
202410.3 C+2.04 C
20259.3 C+1.03 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.08 C (0.03 to 0.12) per decade over 1893 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 122 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Iowa Falls
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.08 C (0.03 to 0.12) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1893 to 2025122Rise
Mean daily maximum0.03 C (-0.02 to 0.08) per decade0.05 F (-0.03 to 0.14) per decade1893 to 2025122Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2025122Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Iowa Falls: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.9 C (111.0 F)193635.6 C (96.1 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)1912-28.6 C (-19.5 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)158.8 mm (6.3 in)196462.1 mm (2.4 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)214.4 mm (8.4 in)192493.8 mm (3.7 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)43 days191623 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Iowa Falls by year The hottest day of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Iowa Falls by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189336.1 C (97.0 F)
189440.6 C (105.1 F)
189535.0 C (95.0 F)
189634.4 C (93.9 F)
189737.8 C (100.0 F)
189835.6 C (96.1 F)
189936.7 C (98.1 F)
190035.0 C (95.0 F)
190140.0 C (104.0 F)
190233.3 C (91.9 F)
190333.3 C (91.9 F)
190433.9 C (93.0 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190634.4 C (93.9 F)
190733.9 C (93.0 F)
190835.0 C (95.0 F)
190933.9 C (93.0 F)
191036.7 C (98.1 F)
191139.4 C (102.9 F)
191234.4 C (93.9 F)
191336.7 C (98.1 F)
191436.1 C (97.0 F)
191532.2 C (90.0 F)
191636.7 C (98.1 F)
191736.7 C (98.1 F)
191837.8 C (100.0 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192033.3 C (91.9 F)
192135.0 C (95.0 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192335.6 C (96.1 F)
192433.3 C (91.9 F)
192537.2 C (99.0 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192737.2 C (99.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192935.0 C (95.0 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193139.4 C (102.9 F)
193235.6 C (96.1 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193441.7 C (107.1 F)
193536.1 C (97.0 F)
193643.9 C (111.0 F)
193739.4 C (102.9 F)
193837.8 C (100.0 F)
193938.3 C (100.9 F)
194041.1 C (106.0 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194235.0 C (95.0 F)
194335.0 C (95.0 F)
194435.6 C (96.1 F)
194534.4 C (93.9 F)
194634.4 C (93.9 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195133.9 C (93.0 F)
195235.0 C (95.0 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195436.1 C (97.0 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195833.9 C (93.0 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196136.1 C (97.0 F)
196232.8 C (91.0 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196434.4 C (93.9 F)
196536.1 C (97.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197037.2 C (99.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197234.4 C (93.9 F)
197335.6 C (96.1 F)
197436.1 C (97.0 F)
197533.3 C (91.9 F)
197635.6 C (96.1 F)
197737.8 C (100.0 F)
197837.2 C (99.0 F)
197935.0 C (95.0 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198136.1 C (97.0 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198338.3 C (100.9 F)
198433.3 C (91.9 F)
198540.0 C (104.0 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198737.2 C (99.0 F)
198841.7 C (107.1 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199037.8 C (100.0 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199332.2 C (90.0 F)
199433.3 C (91.9 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199935.6 C (96.1 F)
200035.6 C (96.1 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200233.9 C (93.0 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200431.7 C (89.1 F)
200533.9 C (93.0 F)
200635.0 C (95.0 F)
200733.9 C (93.0 F)
200832.8 C (91.0 F)
200933.3 C (91.9 F)
201033.9 C (93.0 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201237.8 C (100.0 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201431.7 C (89.1 F)
201534.4 C (93.9 F)
201633.3 C (91.9 F)
201733.9 C (93.0 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202035.0 C (95.0 F)
202138.9 C (102.0 F)
202235.0 C (95.0 F)
202336.7 C (98.1 F)
202434.4 C (93.9 F)
202535.0 C (95.0 F)
202635.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Iowa Falls by year The coldest night of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.6 C (-19.5 F). -40-35-30-25-201900192019401960198020002020Record: -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1912
The coldest night of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.6 C (-19.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Iowa Falls by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1894-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1895-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1896-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1897-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1898-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1899-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1900-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1901-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1902-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1903-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1904-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1905-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1906-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1907-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1908-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1909-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1910-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1911-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1912-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1913-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1915-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1916-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1917-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1918-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1920-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1921-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1922-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1923-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1925-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1926-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1927-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1928-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1929-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1930-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1931-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1932-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1934-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1935-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1936-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1937-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1938-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1939-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1940-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1941-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1942-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1944-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1945-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1946-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1947-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1948-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1949-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1950-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1951-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1952-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1953-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1954-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1955-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1956-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1958-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1960-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1963-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1965-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1966-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1967-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1968-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1971-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1972-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1974-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1977-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1981-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1983-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1984-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1988-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1989-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1991-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1992-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1993-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1994-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1995-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1996-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1997-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1998-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1999-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2001-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2003-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2004-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2005-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2006-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2008-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2009-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2010-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2011-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2013-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2014-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2015-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2016-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2017-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2018-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2019-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2020-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2021-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2022-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2023-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2024-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2025-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2026-27.8 C (-18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Iowa Falls by year The wettest day of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.1 mm (2.4 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1964
The wettest day of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.1 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Iowa Falls by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189349.0 mm (1.9 in)
189443.9 mm (1.7 in)
189557.9 mm (2.3 in)
189675.9 mm (3.0 in)
189750.8 mm (2.0 in)
189858.9 mm (2.3 in)
189932.5 mm (1.3 in)
190049.8 mm (2.0 in)
190174.9 mm (2.9 in)
1902111.8 mm (4.4 in)
190348.5 mm (1.9 in)
190452.1 mm (2.1 in)
190541.9 mm (1.6 in)
190632.3 mm (1.3 in)
190769.3 mm (2.7 in)
190853.6 mm (2.1 in)
190951.1 mm (2.0 in)
191039.4 mm (1.6 in)
191131.0 mm (1.2 in)
191252.6 mm (2.1 in)
191347.0 mm (1.9 in)
191458.7 mm (2.3 in)
191573.7 mm (2.9 in)
191659.2 mm (2.3 in)
191742.7 mm (1.7 in)
191894.7 mm (3.7 in)
191983.1 mm (3.3 in)
192072.4 mm (2.9 in)
192152.6 mm (2.1 in)
192271.1 mm (2.8 in)
192344.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924132.8 mm (5.2 in)
192569.6 mm (2.7 in)
192670.6 mm (2.8 in)
192756.6 mm (2.2 in)
1928100.6 mm (4.0 in)
192965.0 mm (2.6 in)
193065.0 mm (2.6 in)
193164.0 mm (2.5 in)
193263.5 mm (2.5 in)
193344.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934100.3 mm (3.9 in)
193568.6 mm (2.7 in)
193671.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937104.1 mm (4.1 in)
193875.2 mm (3.0 in)
193932.0 mm (1.3 in)
194055.1 mm (2.2 in)
194164.0 mm (2.5 in)
1942142.7 mm (5.6 in)
194348.3 mm (1.9 in)
194448.3 mm (1.9 in)
194549.3 mm (1.9 in)
194663.0 mm (2.5 in)
194774.9 mm (2.9 in)
194849.8 mm (2.0 in)
194961.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950105.4 mm (4.1 in)
195155.9 mm (2.2 in)
195264.8 mm (2.6 in)
195338.6 mm (1.5 in)
195438.1 mm (1.5 in)
195566.0 mm (2.6 in)
195651.8 mm (2.0 in)
195743.9 mm (1.7 in)
195899.1 mm (3.9 in)
195951.1 mm (2.0 in)
196051.1 mm (2.0 in)
196161.5 mm (2.4 in)
196259.7 mm (2.4 in)
196360.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964158.8 mm (6.3 in)
196590.2 mm (3.6 in)
196662.2 mm (2.4 in)
196756.6 mm (2.2 in)
1968108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969108.0 mm (4.3 in)
197047.0 mm (1.9 in)
197159.2 mm (2.3 in)
197278.7 mm (3.1 in)
197354.6 mm (2.1 in)
197466.8 mm (2.6 in)
197560.7 mm (2.4 in)
197694.5 mm (3.7 in)
197756.1 mm (2.2 in)
197873.2 mm (2.9 in)
197953.8 mm (2.1 in)
198052.6 mm (2.1 in)
198177.2 mm (3.0 in)
198249.8 mm (2.0 in)
198375.4 mm (3.0 in)
198457.2 mm (2.3 in)
198553.8 mm (2.1 in)
198660.7 mm (2.4 in)
198754.4 mm (2.1 in)
198864.0 mm (2.5 in)
198959.7 mm (2.4 in)
199070.4 mm (2.8 in)
199156.9 mm (2.2 in)
199244.7 mm (1.8 in)
199362.0 mm (2.4 in)
199471.4 mm (2.8 in)
199556.1 mm (2.2 in)
199643.7 mm (1.7 in)
1997110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1998110.0 mm (4.3 in)
199965.5 mm (2.6 in)
200071.6 mm (2.8 in)
200191.9 mm (3.6 in)
200255.6 mm (2.2 in)
200346.0 mm (1.8 in)
200483.1 mm (3.3 in)
200568.6 mm (2.7 in)
200696.8 mm (3.8 in)
200758.4 mm (2.3 in)
2008125.5 mm (4.9 in)
200969.1 mm (2.7 in)
201078.5 mm (3.1 in)
201163.5 mm (2.5 in)
201241.7 mm (1.6 in)
201386.9 mm (3.4 in)
201489.2 mm (3.5 in)
2015104.4 mm (4.1 in)
201659.7 mm (2.4 in)
201768.1 mm (2.7 in)
201888.1 mm (3.5 in)
201993.5 mm (3.7 in)
202066.8 mm (2.6 in)
202149.5 mm (1.9 in)
202284.1 mm (3.3 in)
202336.8 mm (1.4 in)
202473.7 mm (2.9 in)
202565.5 mm (2.6 in)
202671.1 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Iowa Falls by year The wettest five days of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 214.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.8 mm (3.7 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 214.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1924
The wettest five days of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 214.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.8 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Iowa Falls by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189362.2 mm (2.4 in)
189458.7 mm (2.3 in)
189561.7 mm (2.4 in)
1896118.1 mm (4.6 in)
189759.9 mm (2.4 in)
189863.5 mm (2.5 in)
189957.9 mm (2.3 in)
190065.3 mm (2.6 in)
1901107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1902172.5 mm (6.8 in)
190383.3 mm (3.3 in)
190494.8 mm (3.7 in)
1905113.3 mm (4.5 in)
190659.9 mm (2.4 in)
190793.2 mm (3.7 in)
190898.0 mm (3.9 in)
190984.3 mm (3.3 in)
191090.3 mm (3.6 in)
191167.2 mm (2.6 in)
191261.7 mm (2.4 in)
191358.9 mm (2.3 in)
1914114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1915122.4 mm (4.8 in)
191665.0 mm (2.6 in)
191796.3 mm (3.8 in)
1918123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1919119.2 mm (4.7 in)
192074.2 mm (2.9 in)
192182.0 mm (3.2 in)
192279.5 mm (3.1 in)
192392.5 mm (3.6 in)
1924214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1925137.7 mm (5.4 in)
192674.4 mm (2.9 in)
192780.2 mm (3.2 in)
1928120.4 mm (4.7 in)
192982.6 mm (3.3 in)
193088.9 mm (3.5 in)
193198.0 mm (3.9 in)
1932120.4 mm (4.7 in)
193382.7 mm (3.3 in)
1934102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1935109.3 mm (4.3 in)
193685.9 mm (3.4 in)
1937117.8 mm (4.6 in)
193898.0 mm (3.9 in)
193968.3 mm (2.7 in)
194097.3 mm (3.8 in)
194183.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942182.4 mm (7.2 in)
194376.0 mm (3.0 in)
194480.6 mm (3.2 in)
194575.4 mm (3.0 in)
1946139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1947108.0 mm (4.3 in)
194862.4 mm (2.5 in)
194965.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950114.8 mm (4.5 in)
195185.4 mm (3.4 in)
195269.9 mm (2.8 in)
195384.3 mm (3.3 in)
195494.0 mm (3.7 in)
195566.5 mm (2.6 in)
195658.4 mm (2.3 in)
195778.3 mm (3.1 in)
195899.4 mm (3.9 in)
1959114.0 mm (4.5 in)
196079.0 mm (3.1 in)
196173.6 mm (2.9 in)
196260.5 mm (2.4 in)
196392.5 mm (3.6 in)
1964195.4 mm (7.7 in)
1965165.6 mm (6.5 in)
196671.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1968115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1969186.2 mm (7.3 in)
197083.4 mm (3.3 in)
197190.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972120.3 mm (4.7 in)
197371.4 mm (2.8 in)
1974107.4 mm (4.2 in)
197574.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976113.5 mm (4.5 in)
197775.5 mm (3.0 in)
197895.2 mm (3.7 in)
197989.1 mm (3.5 in)
1980103.9 mm (4.1 in)
198193.5 mm (3.7 in)
198276.9 mm (3.0 in)
198397.8 mm (3.9 in)
198480.8 mm (3.2 in)
198558.6 mm (2.3 in)
198682.0 mm (3.2 in)
198792.0 mm (3.6 in)
198871.6 mm (2.8 in)
198995.7 mm (3.8 in)
199095.3 mm (3.8 in)
1991125.8 mm (5.0 in)
199277.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994120.7 mm (4.8 in)
199569.5 mm (2.7 in)
199659.2 mm (2.3 in)
1997132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1998159.1 mm (6.3 in)
199999.8 mm (3.9 in)
200073.4 mm (2.9 in)
2001103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2002107.7 mm (4.2 in)
2003100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2004118.9 mm (4.7 in)
200598.6 mm (3.9 in)
2006105.8 mm (4.2 in)
2007130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2008212.8 mm (8.4 in)
200995.8 mm (3.8 in)
2010138.7 mm (5.5 in)
201166.5 mm (2.6 in)
201262.2 mm (2.4 in)
2013169.0 mm (6.7 in)
2014194.9 mm (7.7 in)
2015113.5 mm (4.5 in)
201671.6 mm (2.8 in)
201791.2 mm (3.6 in)
2018114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2019108.3 mm (4.3 in)
2020129.3 mm (5.1 in)
202186.0 mm (3.4 in)
2022126.3 mm (5.0 in)
202346.2 mm (1.8 in)
2024160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2025126.5 mm (5.0 in)
202698.0 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Iowa Falls by year The longest dry spell of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 010203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 43 days in 1916
The longest dry spell of the year at Iowa Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Iowa Falls by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189326 days
189439 days
189521 days
189623 days
189723 days
189819 days
189936 days
190019 days
190120 days
190219 days
190336 days
190430 days
190522 days
190625 days
190727 days
190825 days
190923 days
191036 days
191131 days
191221 days
191323 days
191431 days
191521 days
191643 days
191720 days
191822 days
191931 days
192018 days
192128 days
192223 days
192319 days
192421 days
192520 days
192613 days
192725 days
192816 days
192914 days
193017 days
193143 days
193221 days
193326 days
193427 days
193524 days
193625 days
193719 days
193824 days
193921 days
194020 days
194122 days
194237 days
194325 days
194427 days
194522 days
194634 days
194726 days
194821 days
194928 days
195029 days
195116 days
195233 days
195324 days
195430 days
195520 days
195621 days
195735 days
195840 days
195926 days
196034 days
196118 days
196234 days
196325 days
196425 days
196521 days
196621 days
196717 days
196839 days
196918 days
197033 days
197131 days
197220 days
197317 days
197416 days
197524 days
197638 days
197718 days
197820 days
197923 days
198031 days
198130 days
198213 days
198317 days
198412 days
198517 days
198632 days
198735 days
198819 days
198925 days
199018 days
199136 days
199221 days
199322 days
199423 days
199531 days
199626 days
199720 days
199826 days
199920 days
200021 days
200118 days
200236 days
200321 days
200425 days
200516 days
200618 days
200730 days
200813 days
200939 days
201026 days
20115 days
201221 days
201326 days
201416 days
201526 days
201627 days
201735 days
201823 days
201911 days
202021 days
202128 days
202226 days
202325 days
202435 days
202541 days
202616 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

122 years with a frost

Across 122 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Iowa Falls falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.

In 1994 to 2025 the median growing season was 162 days. That is 22 days more than in 1893 to 1923.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Iowa Falls
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1923)Recent period (1994 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost4 May10 May29 April11 days earlier-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost2 October25 September11 October16 days later+1.3 days per decade
Growing days154 days140 days162 days22 days more+2.2 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

122 years, 1894 to 2025

A day with at least 62.8 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 146.4 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Iowa Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years62.8 mm (2.5 in)
5 years82.9 mm (3.3 in)
10 years97.0 mm (3.8 in)
25 years116.0 mm (4.6 in)
50 years130.9 mm (5.2 in)
100 years146.4 mm (5.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 122 years of values from 1894 to 2025.

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: 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1964; 142.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1942; 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1924.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Iowa Falls had a mean temperature of 8.6 C (47.5 F) and 961.2 mm (37.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Paw Paw 2S (United States, 365 km away), Rockford Gtr Rockford AP (United States, 344 km away) and Marengo (United States, 383 km away).

Climate twins of Iowa Falls: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Paw Paw 2SUnited States365 km (227 mi)8.4 C (47.1 F)907.5 mm (35.7 in)0.72
Rockford Gtr Rockford APUnited States344 km (214 mi)8.7 C (47.7 F)942.7 mm (37.1 in)0.75
MarengoUnited States383 km (238 mi)8.7 C (47.6 F)896.9 mm (35.3 in)0.84

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).