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Maquoketa Weather Records (USC00135131)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Maquoketa (USC00135131), Iowa, United States, with 128 years of record.

Key Facts for Maquoketa

  • Maquoketa (USC00135131) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.08 latitude and -90.66 longitude, 204 m (668 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1897 to 2024, 128 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Maquoketa still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Maquoketa set a daily record high maximum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 12 March 2024.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 42.08 latitude, -90.66 longitude.
  • Elevation: 204 m (668 ft).
  • Period of record: 1897 to 2024, 128 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Maquoketa, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Maquoketa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 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 Maquoketa. 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 Maquoketa, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan16.7 C (62.1 F)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)n/an/a
Feb23.3 C (73.9 F)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)n/an/a
Mar29.4 C (84.9 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a
May40.6 C (105.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Aug42.2 C (108.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Sep38.9 C (102.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Oct34.4 C (93.9 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a
Dec20.0 C (68.0 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Maquoketa by the year they were set 1,464 records at Maquoketa still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 43. 02040601897: 151898: 71899: 201900: 71901: 221902: 181903: 141904: 141905: 121906: 11914: 81915: 141916: 141917: 131918: 141919: 101920: 101925: 261926: 171927: 171928: 111929: 201930: 431931: 291932: 81933: 171934: 261935: 151936: 351937: 101938: 101939: 131940: 161941: 111942: 101943: 101944: 101945: 151946: 141947: 131948: 141949: 121950: 161951: 181952: 81953: 121954: 41955: 101956: 31957: 61958: 91959: 91960: 161961: 11962: 131963: 191964: 141965: 151966: 101967: 131968: 111969: 31970: 111971: 151972: 131973: 131974: 121975: 111976: 111977: 101978: 41979: 81980: 41981: 121982: 131983: 141984: 111985: 101986: 111987: 131988: 121989: 101990: 121991: 211992: 131993: 71994: 121995: 81996: 161997: 141998: 121999: 92000: 132001: 52002: 62003: 112004: 112005: 142006: 162007: 72008: 32009: 182010: 32011: 52012: 232013: 142014: 212015: 142016: 22017: 212018: 132019: 152020: 62021: 92022: 102023: 112024: 61897191619321944195619681980199220042016
1,464 records at Maquoketa still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 43.
Standing records at Maquoketa by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189715
18987
189920
19007
190122
190218
190314
190414
190512
19061
19148
191514
191614
191713
191814
191910
192010
192526
192617
192717
192811
192920
193043
193129
19328
193317
193426
193515
193635
193710
193810
193913
194016
194111
194210
194310
194410
194515
194614
194713
194814
194912
195016
195118
19528
195312
19544
195510
19563
19576
19589
19599
196016
19611
196213
196319
196414
196515
196610
196713
196811
19693
197011
197115
197213
197313
197412
197511
197611
197710
19784
19798
19804
198112
198213
198314
198411
198510
198611
198713
198812
198910
199012
199121
199213
19937
199412
19958
199616
199714
199812
19999
200013
20015
20026
200311
200411
200514
200616
20077
20083
200918
20103
20115
201223
201314
201421
201514
20162
201721
201813
201915
20206
20219
202210
202311
20246

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records
When Maquoketa set new all-time records 12 all-time records were set at Maquoketa between 8 September 1941 and 2 February 2011. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature8 September 1941: Record daily precipitation 116.1 mm (4.6 in)9 December 1953: Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)13 September 1961: Record daily precipitation 126.7 mm (5.0 in)30 August 1981: Record daily precipitation 176.0 mm (6.9 in)23 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)22 December 1989: Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)19 January 1994: Record low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)3 February 1996: Record low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)4 February 1996: Record low minimum temperature -36.7 C (-34.1 F)16 January 2009: Record low minimum temperature -37.8 C (-36.0 F)17 January 2009: Record low minimum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)2 February 2011: Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)1950196019701980199020002010
12 all-time records were set at Maquoketa between 8 September 1941 and 2 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Maquoketa set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1941-09-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1953-12-09Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1961-09-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1981-08-30Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1983-12-23Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989-12-22Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1994-01-19Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1996-02-03Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996-02-04Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2009-01-16Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2009-01-17Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2011-02-02Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 176.0 mm (6.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Maquoketa The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Maquoketa. The most was 176.0 mm (6.9 in) on 30 August 1981. 050100150200 Jan: 56.1 mm (2.2 in), 12 January 1960 Jan Feb: 52.3 mm (2.1 in), 9 February 2001 Feb Mar: 62.0 mm (2.4 in), 25 March 1945 Mar Apr: 93.5 mm (3.7 in), 18 April 2013 Apr May: 73.4 mm (2.9 in), 3 May 1919 May Jun: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 4 June 2002 Jun Jul: 108.7 mm (4.3 in), 4 July 2007 Jul Aug: 176.0 mm (6.9 in), 30 August 1981 Aug Sep: 126.7 mm (5.0 in), 13 September 1961 Sep Oct: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 21 October 1943 Oct Nov: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 17 November 1952 Nov Dec: 67.6 mm (2.7 in), 15 December 1971 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Maquoketa. The most was 176.0 mm (6.9 in) on 30 August 1981.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Maquoketa
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan56.1 mm (2.2 in)12 January 1960
Feb52.3 mm (2.1 in)9 February 2001
Mar62.0 mm (2.4 in)25 March 1945
Apr93.5 mm (3.7 in)18 April 2013
May73.4 mm (2.9 in)3 May 1919
Jun121.9 mm (4.8 in)4 June 2002
Jul108.7 mm (4.3 in)4 July 2007
Aug176.0 mm (6.9 in)30 August 1981
Sep126.7 mm (5.0 in)13 September 1961
Oct88.9 mm (3.5 in)21 October 1943
Nov79.2 mm (3.1 in)17 November 1952
Dec67.6 mm (2.7 in)15 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1897 to 2024
Days with data per year at Maquoketa 117 years of record at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1914, 1925, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947 and others. 1897: 359 of 365 days1898: 362 of 365 days1899: 363 of 365 days1900: 333 of 365 days1901: 359 of 365 days1902: 364 of 365 days1903: 359 of 365 days1904: 358 of 366 days1905: 359 of 365 days1906: 83 of 365 days1914: 306 of 365 days1915: 343 of 365 days1916: 360 of 366 days1917: 360 of 365 days1918: 356 of 365 days1919: 362 of 365 days1920: 331 of 366 days1925: 270 of 365 days1926: 356 of 365 days1927: 352 of 365 days1928: 335 of 366 days1929: 351 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 346 of 365 days1938: 357 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 273 of 365 days1942: 182 of 365 days1943: 243 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 358 of 365 days1946: 297 of 365 days1947: 172 of 365 days1948: 301 of 366 days1949: 285 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 360 of 365 days1952: 363 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 358 of 366 days1957: 288 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 362 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 356 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 309 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 330 of 366 days1981: 355 of 365 days1982: 348 of 365 days1983: 350 of 365 days1984: 351 of 366 days1985: 340 of 365 days1986: 348 of 365 days1987: 354 of 365 days1988: 334 of 366 days1989: 361 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 330 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 363 of 366 days2001: 331 of 365 days2002: 280 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 360 of 365 days2010: 334 of 365 days2011: 301 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 360 of 365 days2015: 363 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 363 of 365 days2019: 359 of 365 days2020: 361 of 366 days2021: 360 of 365 days2022: 346 of 365 days2023: 340 of 365 days2024: 79 of 366 days19051920193519501965198019952010
117 years of record at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1914, 1925, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947 and others.
Days with data per year at Maquoketa
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189735998%Yes
189836299%Yes
189936399%Yes
190033391%Yes
190135998%Yes
1902364100%Yes
190335998%Yes
190435898%Yes
190535998%Yes
19068323%No
191430684%No
191534394%Yes
191636098%Yes
191736099%Yes
191835698%Yes
191936299%Yes
192033190%Yes
192527074%No
192635698%Yes
192735296%Yes
192833592%Yes
192935196%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931364100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934364100%Yes
1935364100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193734695%Yes
193835798%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
194127375%No
194218250%No
194324367%No
1944365100%Yes
194535898%Yes
194629781%No
194717247%No
194830182%No
194928578%No
1950364100%Yes
195136099%Yes
195236399%Yes
195336199%Yes
1954364100%Yes
195536299%Yes
195635898%Yes
195728879%No
1958364100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
196136399%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196636299%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
197436399%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197635697%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197830985%No
197936299%Yes
198033090%Yes
198135597%Yes
198234895%Yes
198335096%Yes
198435196%Yes
198534093%Yes
198634895%Yes
198735497%Yes
198833491%Yes
198936199%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
199833090%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036399%Yes
200133191%Yes
200228077%No
2003364100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836499%Yes
200936099%Yes
201033492%Yes
201130182%No
201236499%Yes
2013365100%Yes
201436099%Yes
201536399%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201836399%Yes
201935998%Yes
202036199%Yes
202136099%Yes
202234695%Yes
202334093%Yes
20247922%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Maquoketa
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 March 2024Maquoketa, USdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2024Maquoketa, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)6.2 C (11.2 F)41 years30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2024Maquoketa, USmonthly high max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2024Maquoketa, USmonthly high max22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years23 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2024Maquoketa, USdaily high max17.2 C (63.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2024Maquoketa, USdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)69 years30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2024Maquoketa, USdaily high max (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2024Maquoketa, USdaily high min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie97 years9 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)86 years38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)104 years43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)52 years32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)52 years28 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)76 years32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2023Maquoketa, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2023Maquoketa, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)94 years59 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high max (Tie)35.6 C (96.1 F)tie123 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)92 years40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023Maquoketa, USdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)64 years36 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

88 complete years, 1897 to 2023
Annual mean temperature at Maquoketa as warming stripes, 1897 to 2023 One stripe for each of 88 complete years at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 6.5 C (43.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F). 1897: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1898: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1899: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1901: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1902: 8.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1903: 8.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1904: 6.9 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1905: 7.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1917: 7.1 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1918: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1919: 9.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1926: 8.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1927: 8.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1930: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1931: 11.1 C, +2.3 C from the station mean1932: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1933: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1934: 9.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1935: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1936: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1939: 10.3 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1940: 8.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1944: 9.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1945: 8.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1950: 8.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1951: 7.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1952: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1953: 9.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1954: 9.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1955: 9.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1956: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1959: 9.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 8.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1961: 8.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1962: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 8.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1964: 9.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1965: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1966: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1967: 8.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 9.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1969: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1970: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1971: 9.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1972: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1973: 10.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1974: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1975: 9.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1976: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1977: 8.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1979: 7.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1981: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1982: 7.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1983: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1984: 8.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1985: 8.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1986: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 10.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1989: 7.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1990: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1991: 9.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1992: 8.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1993: 7.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1994: 8.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1995: 8.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1996: 7.0 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1997: 7.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1999: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 7.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2004: 8.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2005: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 9.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2007: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2008: 7.0 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2009: 7.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2012: 10.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2013: 7.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2014: 6.5 C, -2.3 C from the station mean2015: 8.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2016: 9.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 9.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 8.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2019: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2020: 9.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2021: 9.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2022: 8.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2023: 10.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1897191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 88 complete years at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 6.5 C (43.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Maquoketa as warming stripes, 1897 to 2023
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18979.2 C+0.42 C
18989.1 C+0.26 C
18999.2 C+0.44 C
19019.5 C+0.68 C
19028.7 C-0.10 C
19038.1 C-0.71 C
19046.9 C-1.89 C
19057.6 C-1.17 C
19177.1 C-1.71 C
19189.2 C+0.39 C
19199.0 C+0.24 C
19268.0 C-0.84 C
19278.7 C-0.08 C
19309.2 C+0.45 C
193111.1 C+2.34 C
19328.9 C+0.09 C
19339.5 C+0.66 C
19349.8 C+0.97 C
19358.6 C-0.21 C
19368.5 C-0.29 C
193910.3 C+1.46 C
19408.4 C-0.41 C
19449.3 C+0.55 C
19458.3 C-0.53 C
19508.0 C-0.82 C
19517.6 C-1.15 C
19529.5 C+0.70 C
19539.6 C+0.81 C
19549.6 C+0.82 C
19559.0 C+0.19 C
19569.2 C+0.42 C
19599.0 C+0.25 C
19608.2 C-0.57 C
19618.8 C0.00 C
19628.6 C-0.15 C
19638.8 C-0.02 C
19649.6 C+0.84 C
19659.5 C+0.74 C
19669.1 C+0.33 C
19678.8 C+0.05 C
19689.9 C+1.14 C
19699.2 C+0.37 C
19709.5 C+0.74 C
19719.9 C+1.12 C
19728.5 C-0.29 C
197310.4 C+1.59 C
19749.5 C+0.69 C
19759.7 C+0.94 C
19768.9 C+0.09 C
19778.8 C+0.02 C
19797.5 C-1.32 C
19818.9 C+0.07 C
19827.5 C-1.25 C
19838.6 C-0.18 C
19848.4 C-0.39 C
19858.1 C-0.71 C
19869.1 C+0.29 C
198710.4 C+1.64 C
19897.8 C-0.99 C
19909.2 C+0.39 C
19919.0 C+0.18 C
19928.2 C-0.58 C
19937.6 C-1.20 C
19948.2 C-0.58 C
19958.1 C-0.74 C
19967.0 C-1.84 C
19977.8 C-1.01 C
19999.5 C+0.67 C
20008.9 C+0.12 C
20037.8 C-0.95 C
20048.4 C-0.38 C
20059.1 C+0.28 C
20069.4 C+0.61 C
20078.6 C-0.22 C
20087.0 C-1.83 C
20097.4 C-1.43 C
201210.1 C+1.29 C
20137.4 C-1.36 C
20146.5 C-2.25 C
20158.8 C0.00 C
20169.8 C+0.98 C
20179.3 C+0.55 C
20188.4 C-0.40 C
20198.5 C-0.25 C
20209.8 C+1.00 C
20219.8 C+0.97 C
20228.4 C-0.39 C
202310.4 C+1.60 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1897 to 2023 is -0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.12 to 0.07) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 88 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Maquoketa
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.04) per decade-0.03 F (-0.12 to 0.07) per decade1897 to 202388Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.07 C (-0.13 to -0.01) per decade-0.13 F (-0.24 to -0.02) per decade1897 to 202388Fall
Mean daily minimum0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.10) per decade0.08 F (-0.03 to 0.19) per decade1897 to 202388Not clearly different from zero

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

1897 to 2024
Yearly extremes at Maquoketa: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.2 C (108.0 F)190135.6 C (96.1 F)117
Coldest night (TNn)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)2009-27.8 C (-18.0 F)117
Wettest day (Rx1day)176.0 mm (6.9 in)198159.4 mm (2.3 in)117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)227.1 mm (8.9 in)198191.5 mm (3.6 in)117
Longest dry spell (CDD)55 days195222 days117

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Maquoketa by year The hottest day of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1901
The hottest day of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Maquoketa by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189736.7 C (98.1 F)
189835.6 C (96.1 F)
189935.6 C (96.1 F)
190035.0 C (95.0 F)
190142.2 C (108.0 F)
190233.3 C (91.9 F)
190335.0 C (95.0 F)
190435.6 C (96.1 F)
190536.1 C (97.0 F)
190613.3 C (55.9 F)
191436.1 C (97.0 F)
191531.7 C (89.1 F)
191638.3 C (100.9 F)
191736.7 C (98.1 F)
191836.1 C (97.0 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192036.7 C (98.1 F)
192536.7 C (98.1 F)
192636.1 C (97.0 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192935.6 C (96.1 F)
193039.4 C (102.9 F)
193140.0 C (104.0 F)
193237.2 C (99.0 F)
193336.7 C (98.1 F)
193440.6 C (105.1 F)
193536.1 C (97.0 F)
193642.2 C (108.0 F)
193737.2 C (99.0 F)
193834.4 C (93.9 F)
193938.9 C (102.0 F)
194038.9 C (102.0 F)
194137.2 C (99.0 F)
194235.6 C (96.1 F)
194335.0 C (95.0 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194535.6 C (96.1 F)
194632.8 C (91.0 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195033.9 C (93.0 F)
195132.8 C (91.0 F)
195234.4 C (93.9 F)
195335.6 C (96.1 F)
195435.0 C (95.0 F)
195538.9 C (102.0 F)
195633.3 C (91.9 F)
195733.3 C (91.9 F)
195836.7 C (98.1 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196136.1 C (97.0 F)
196235.0 C (95.0 F)
196337.8 C (100.0 F)
196435.0 C (95.0 F)
196536.7 C (98.1 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197136.7 C (98.1 F)
197234.4 C (93.9 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197636.1 C (97.0 F)
197736.1 C (97.0 F)
197835.0 C (95.0 F)
197933.3 C (91.9 F)
198036.1 C (97.0 F)
198135.6 C (96.1 F)
198233.9 C (93.0 F)
198337.2 C (99.0 F)
198437.8 C (100.0 F)
198536.1 C (97.0 F)
198634.4 C (93.9 F)
198739.4 C (102.9 F)
198839.4 C (102.9 F)
198936.7 C (98.1 F)
199034.4 C (93.9 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199332.2 C (90.0 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199536.1 C (97.0 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)
200035.0 C (95.0 F)
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200233.3 C (91.9 F)
200334.4 C (93.9 F)
200432.2 C (90.0 F)
200537.8 C (100.0 F)
200633.9 C (93.0 F)
200732.8 C (91.0 F)
200831.7 C (89.1 F)
200933.9 C (93.0 F)
201033.3 C (91.9 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201337.2 C (99.0 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201633.9 C (93.0 F)
201734.4 C (93.9 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202034.4 C (93.9 F)
202135.0 C (95.0 F)
202236.1 C (97.0 F)
202338.3 C (100.9 F)
202425.6 C (78.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Maquoketa by year The coldest night of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F). -40-30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 2009
The coldest night of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Maquoketa by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1897-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1898-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1900-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1901-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1902-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1903-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1904-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1906-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1915-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1916-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1917-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1918-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1919-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1920-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1925-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1927-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1928-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1929-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1930-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1931-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1932-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1933-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1934-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1936-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1937-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1938-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1942-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1943-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1944-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1945-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1946-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1947-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1949-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1950-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1951-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1952-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1953-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1954-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1955-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1956-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1958-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1960-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1962-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1963-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1966-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1968-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1969-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1971-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1972-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1977-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1978-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1980-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1982-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1984-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1985-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1986-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1987-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1989-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1991-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1992-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1993-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1994-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1996-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1997-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1998-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1999-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2001-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2002-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2005-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2006-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2008-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2009-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2010-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2011-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2012-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2013-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2014-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2015-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2016-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2017-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2018-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2019-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2020-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2021-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2022-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2023-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2024-26.7 C (-16.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Maquoketa by year The wettest day of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.4 mm (2.3 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1981
The wettest day of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Maquoketa by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189740.6 mm (1.6 in)
189854.9 mm (2.2 in)
189943.4 mm (1.7 in)
190067.6 mm (2.7 in)
190129.2 mm (1.1 in)
190291.4 mm (3.6 in)
190355.4 mm (2.2 in)
190438.6 mm (1.5 in)
190573.7 mm (2.9 in)
190627.9 mm (1.1 in)
191462.2 mm (2.4 in)
191550.8 mm (2.0 in)
191640.6 mm (1.6 in)
191749.3 mm (1.9 in)
191850.3 mm (2.0 in)
191973.4 mm (2.9 in)
192054.6 mm (2.1 in)
192560.5 mm (2.4 in)
192647.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927104.4 mm (4.1 in)
192844.5 mm (1.8 in)
192946.7 mm (1.8 in)
193040.1 mm (1.6 in)
193177.5 mm (3.1 in)
193254.1 mm (2.1 in)
193332.8 mm (1.3 in)
1934103.9 mm (4.1 in)
193563.8 mm (2.5 in)
193648.0 mm (1.9 in)
193780.0 mm (3.1 in)
193854.1 mm (2.1 in)
193952.8 mm (2.1 in)
194067.8 mm (2.7 in)
1941116.1 mm (4.6 in)
194297.8 mm (3.9 in)
194388.9 mm (3.5 in)
194473.7 mm (2.9 in)
194562.2 mm (2.4 in)
194644.5 mm (1.8 in)
194741.7 mm (1.6 in)
194832.8 mm (1.3 in)
194990.7 mm (3.6 in)
195056.9 mm (2.2 in)
195153.8 mm (2.1 in)
195279.2 mm (3.1 in)
195326.4 mm (1.0 in)
195458.9 mm (2.3 in)
195589.2 mm (3.5 in)
1956109.5 mm (4.3 in)
195740.6 mm (1.6 in)
195841.9 mm (1.6 in)
195961.0 mm (2.4 in)
196064.3 mm (2.5 in)
1961126.7 mm (5.0 in)
196267.1 mm (2.6 in)
1963108.5 mm (4.3 in)
196438.9 mm (1.5 in)
196567.6 mm (2.7 in)
196640.9 mm (1.6 in)
196771.9 mm (2.8 in)
196897.8 mm (3.9 in)
196949.5 mm (1.9 in)
197047.0 mm (1.9 in)
197167.6 mm (2.7 in)
197277.0 mm (3.0 in)
197349.3 mm (1.9 in)
197453.3 mm (2.1 in)
197541.4 mm (1.6 in)
197647.0 mm (1.9 in)
197773.7 mm (2.9 in)
197863.2 mm (2.5 in)
197980.8 mm (3.2 in)
198085.1 mm (3.4 in)
1981176.0 mm (6.9 in)
198244.5 mm (1.8 in)
198337.3 mm (1.5 in)
198481.3 mm (3.2 in)
198541.1 mm (1.6 in)
198688.9 mm (3.5 in)
198796.0 mm (3.8 in)
198835.3 mm (1.4 in)
198967.8 mm (2.7 in)
199074.4 mm (2.9 in)
199152.6 mm (2.1 in)
199268.8 mm (2.7 in)
199359.4 mm (2.3 in)
199451.8 mm (2.0 in)
199553.3 mm (2.1 in)
199651.1 mm (2.0 in)
199733.8 mm (1.3 in)
199864.3 mm (2.5 in)
199945.5 mm (1.8 in)
200057.2 mm (2.3 in)
200152.3 mm (2.1 in)
2002121.9 mm (4.8 in)
200350.5 mm (2.0 in)
200466.8 mm (2.6 in)
200559.9 mm (2.4 in)
200677.2 mm (3.0 in)
2007108.7 mm (4.3 in)
200855.1 mm (2.2 in)
200981.3 mm (3.2 in)
201063.5 mm (2.5 in)
201152.1 mm (2.1 in)
201239.9 mm (1.6 in)
201393.5 mm (3.7 in)
201465.3 mm (2.6 in)
201563.5 mm (2.5 in)
201663.8 mm (2.5 in)
201775.2 mm (3.0 in)
201871.1 mm (2.8 in)
201955.1 mm (2.2 in)
202082.6 mm (3.3 in)
202171.1 mm (2.8 in)
202249.5 mm (1.9 in)
202350.8 mm (2.0 in)
202421.6 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Maquoketa by year The wettest five days of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is 227.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.5 mm (3.6 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 227.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1981
The wettest five days of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is 227.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.5 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Maquoketa by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189757.6 mm (2.3 in)
189866.3 mm (2.6 in)
189972.3 mm (2.8 in)
190091.5 mm (3.6 in)
190152.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1903117.3 mm (4.6 in)
190460.7 mm (2.4 in)
190594.8 mm (3.7 in)
190640.6 mm (1.6 in)
191495.3 mm (3.8 in)
191573.6 mm (2.9 in)
191673.9 mm (2.9 in)
191793.3 mm (3.7 in)
191888.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1920101.6 mm (4.0 in)
192571.7 mm (2.8 in)
192688.2 mm (3.5 in)
1927120.2 mm (4.7 in)
192864.8 mm (2.6 in)
192950.0 mm (2.0 in)
193061.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931115.1 mm (4.5 in)
193260.7 mm (2.4 in)
193371.7 mm (2.8 in)
1934119.1 mm (4.7 in)
193586.0 mm (3.4 in)
193695.8 mm (3.8 in)
193796.8 mm (3.8 in)
1938100.3 mm (3.9 in)
193955.3 mm (2.2 in)
194097.6 mm (3.8 in)
1941130.1 mm (5.1 in)
194297.8 mm (3.9 in)
194388.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944111.5 mm (4.4 in)
194579.7 mm (3.1 in)
194696.4 mm (3.8 in)
194745.8 mm (1.8 in)
194845.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949128.8 mm (5.1 in)
195080.2 mm (3.2 in)
195185.0 mm (3.3 in)
195288.5 mm (3.5 in)
195352.6 mm (2.1 in)
195487.6 mm (3.4 in)
195595.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956129.0 mm (5.1 in)
195756.1 mm (2.2 in)
195875.5 mm (3.0 in)
195986.4 mm (3.4 in)
196097.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1962100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963147.9 mm (5.8 in)
196472.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965111.5 mm (4.4 in)
196681.0 mm (3.2 in)
1967128.7 mm (5.1 in)
196899.3 mm (3.9 in)
196999.5 mm (3.9 in)
1970121.2 mm (4.8 in)
197183.8 mm (3.3 in)
197289.7 mm (3.5 in)
1973112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974120.8 mm (4.8 in)
197568.6 mm (2.7 in)
197652.6 mm (2.1 in)
1977124.3 mm (4.9 in)
197897.3 mm (3.8 in)
1979113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1980116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1981227.1 mm (8.9 in)
198298.3 mm (3.9 in)
198362.4 mm (2.5 in)
1984139.9 mm (5.5 in)
198568.5 mm (2.7 in)
1986174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1987134.4 mm (5.3 in)
198837.4 mm (1.5 in)
198974.2 mm (2.9 in)
1990128.5 mm (5.1 in)
199178.3 mm (3.1 in)
1992127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1993102.3 mm (4.0 in)
199492.0 mm (3.6 in)
199566.5 mm (2.6 in)
199698.8 mm (3.9 in)
199761.4 mm (2.4 in)
199883.6 mm (3.3 in)
199965.1 mm (2.6 in)
2000125.8 mm (5.0 in)
200163.0 mm (2.5 in)
2002160.7 mm (6.3 in)
200380.1 mm (3.2 in)
200488.4 mm (3.5 in)
200568.5 mm (2.7 in)
2006117.5 mm (4.6 in)
2007124.2 mm (4.9 in)
200894.3 mm (3.7 in)
2009110.3 mm (4.3 in)
201075.9 mm (3.0 in)
201189.3 mm (3.5 in)
201253.4 mm (2.1 in)
2013110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2014124.9 mm (4.9 in)
201589.7 mm (3.5 in)
201675.7 mm (3.0 in)
201780.5 mm (3.2 in)
2018117.1 mm (4.6 in)
201986.5 mm (3.4 in)
2020161.9 mm (6.4 in)
202186.5 mm (3.4 in)
2022106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2023101.9 mm (4.0 in)
202426.2 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Maquoketa by year The longest dry spell of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is 55 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 55 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Maquoketa, 1897 to 2024. The record is 55 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Maquoketa by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189723 days
189820 days
189927 days
190022 days
190121 days
190222 days
190325 days
190431 days
190522 days
190616 days
191432 days
191538 days
191628 days
191736 days
191822 days
191936 days
192020 days
192516 days
192618 days
192721 days
192820 days
192924 days
193028 days
193125 days
193223 days
193338 days
193433 days
193516 days
193626 days
193720 days
193823 days
193930 days
194020 days
194115 days
194213 days
194329 days
194425 days
194531 days
194622 days
194721 days
194849 days
194921 days
195029 days
195113 days
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195425 days
195522 days
195622 days
195729 days
195831 days
195916 days
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196436 days
196519 days
196625 days
196724 days
196830 days
196922 days
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197216 days
197317 days
197423 days
197517 days
197627 days
197717 days
197814 days
197924 days
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198224 days
198316 days
198416 days
198514 days
198622 days
198716 days
198838 days
198922 days
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199215 days
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199422 days
199522 days
199619 days
199715 days
199837 days
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200216 days
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200420 days
200516 days
200618 days
200733 days
200813 days
200926 days
201026 days
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201425 days
201523 days
201619 days
201735 days
201817 days
201917 days
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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

88 years with a frost

Across 88 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Maquoketa falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.

In 1989 to 2023 the median growing season was 162 days. That is 7 days more than in 1897 to 1955.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Maquoketa
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1897 to 1955)Recent period (1989 to 2023)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost30 April30 April28 April2 days earlier-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost3 October30 September10 October10 days later+1.0 days per decade
Growing days158 days155 days162 days7 days more+1.2 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

102 years, 1897 to 2023

A day with at least 59.1 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.1 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Maquoketa: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years59.1 mm (2.3 in)
5 years78.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years92.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 years110.4 mm (4.3 in)
50 years124.5 mm (4.9 in)
100 years139.1 mm (5.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 102 years of values from 1897 to 2023.

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: 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1981; 126.7 mm (5.0 in) in 1961; 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1956.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Maquoketa, at 1965 and 1997. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1965 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1997 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Maquoketa, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1965+0.5+0.9possible5
1997-0.5-0.9likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2007 to 2023 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2007 to 2023, Maquoketa had a mean temperature of 8.7 C (47.6 F) and 932.9 mm (36.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Paw Paw 2S (United States, 147 km away), Rockford Gtr Rockford AP (United States, 130 km away) and Marengo (United States, 171 km away).

Climate twins of Maquoketa: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2007 to 2023 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Paw Paw 2SUnited States147 km (91 mi)8.4 C (47.1 F)907.5 mm (35.7 in)0.71
Rockford Gtr Rockford APUnited States130 km (81 mi)8.7 C (47.7 F)942.7 mm (37.1 in)0.78
MarengoUnited States171 km (106 mi)8.7 C (47.6 F)896.9 mm (35.3 in)0.81

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Maquoketa standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Maquoketa 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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