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Marshalltown Weather Records (USC00135198)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Marshalltown (USC00135198), Iowa, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Marshalltown

  • Marshalltown (USC00135198) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.06 latitude and -92.92 longitude, 265 m (870 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Marshalltown still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Marshalltown set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 2 July 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 42.06 latitude, -92.92 longitude.
  • Elevation: 265 m (870 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Marshalltown, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Marshalltown. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 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 Marshalltown. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Marshalltown, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.3 C (64.9 F)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
Feb24.4 C (75.9 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Mar32.2 C (90.0 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
May40.0 C (104.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul44.4 C (111.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Aug42.8 C (109.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Oct34.4 C (93.9 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)n/an/a
Nov27.2 C (81.0 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)n/an/a
Dec22.8 C (73.0 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Marshalltown by the year they were set 1,464 records at Marshalltown still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 40. 0102030401893: 71894: 51895: 151896: 91897: 201898: 151899: 251900: 101901: 131902: 151903: 71904: 61905: 91906: 51907: 131908: 71909: 131910: 151911: 201912: 171913: 261914: 121915: 111916: 141917: 161918: 121919: 111920: 81921: 141922: 61923: 131924: 71925: 211926: 71927: 91928: 91929: 71930: 281931: 351932: 101933: 81934: 361935: 61936: 401937: 161938: 91939: 131940: 131941: 101942: 181943: 91944: 111945: 121946: 151947: 181948: 61949: 31950: 221951: 111952: 111953: 101954: 71955: 101956: 41957: 31958: 51959: 81960: 71961: 41962: 101963: 81964: 81965: 151966: 131967: 81968: 61969: 31970: 121971: 41972: 61973: 91974: 51975: 101976: 141977: 121978: 31979: 41980: 61981: 71982: 101983: 191984: 71985: 181986: 81987: 81988: 111989: 141990: 151991: 191992: 81993: 101994: 81995: 41996: 131997: 41998: 131999: 72000: 122001: 92002: 72003: 82004: 122005: 102006: 92007: 122008: 52009: 92010: 82011: 42012: 202013: 62014: 112015: 82016: 12017: 82018: 132019: 112020: 82021: 122022: 62023: 72024: 82025: 72026: 71893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Marshalltown still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Marshalltown by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18937
18945
189515
18969
189720
189815
189925
190010
190113
190215
19037
19046
19059
19065
190713
19087
190913
191015
191120
191217
191326
191412
191511
191614
191716
191812
191911
19208
192114
19226
192313
19247
192521
19267
19279
19289
19297
193028
193135
193210
19338
193436
19356
193640
193716
19389
193913
194013
194110
194218
19439
194411
194512
194615
194718
19486
19493
195022
195111
195211
195310
19547
195510
19564
19573
19585
19598
19607
19614
196210
19638
19648
196515
196613
19678
19686
19693
197012
19714
19726
19739
19745
197510
197614
197712
19783
19794
19806
19817
198210
198319
19847
198518
19868
19878
198811
198914
199015
199119
19928
199310
19948
19954
199613
19974
199813
19997
200012
20019
20027
20038
200412
200510
20069
200712
20085
20099
20108
20114
201220
20136
201411
20158
20161
20178
201813
201911
20208
202112
20226
20237
20248
20257
20267

All-Time Record Progression

18 new records
When Marshalltown set new all-time records 18 all-time records were set at Marshalltown between 5 January 1924 and 3 February 1996. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord snow depthRecord high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord low minimum temperature5 January 1924: Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)8 June 1924: Record daily precipitation 124.5 mm (4.9 in)19 September 1926: Record daily precipitation 128.8 mm (5.1 in)9 February 1929: Record snow depth 408.9 cm (161.0 in)22 January 1930: Record snow depth 439.4 cm (173.0 in)19 July 1930: Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)3 August 1930: Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)8 August 1934: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)30 November 1934: Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)5 February 1936: Record low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)13 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)14 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)3 January 1942: Record snow depth 457.2 cm (180.0 in)6 March 1959: Record daily snowfall 45.2 cm (17.8 in)14 July 1962: Record daily precipitation 167.1 mm (6.6 in)18 January 1994: Record low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)2 February 1996: Record low maximum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)3 February 1996: Record low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)1930194019501960197019801990
18 all-time records were set at Marshalltown between 5 January 1924 and 3 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Marshalltown set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1924-01-05Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1924-06-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1926-09-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1929-02-09Record snow depthRecord snow depth 408.9 cm (161.0 in)
1930-01-22Record snow depthRecord snow depth 439.4 cm (173.0 in)
1930-07-19Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1930-08-03Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1934-08-08Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1934-11-30Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1936-02-05Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1936-07-13Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1936-07-14Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1942-01-03Record snow depthRecord snow depth 457.2 cm (180.0 in)
1959-03-06Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 45.2 cm (17.8 in)
1962-07-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1994-01-18Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1996-02-02Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1996-02-03Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 167.1 mm (6.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Marshalltown The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Marshalltown. The most was 167.1 mm (6.6 in) on 14 July 1962. 050100150200 Jan: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 22 January 2018 Jan Feb: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 28 February 1948 Feb Mar: 58.7 mm (2.3 in), 13 March 1990 Mar Apr: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 21 April 1928 Apr May: 105.4 mm (4.1 in), 23 May 2004 May Jun: 124.5 mm (4.9 in), 8 June 1924 Jun Jul: 167.1 mm (6.6 in), 14 July 1962 Jul Aug: 140.7 mm (5.5 in), 16 August 1977 Aug Sep: 128.8 mm (5.1 in), 19 September 1926 Sep Oct: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 1 October 1911 Oct Nov: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 4 November 2003 Nov Dec: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 14 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Marshalltown. The most was 167.1 mm (6.6 in) on 14 July 1962.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Marshalltown
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.6 mm (1.5 in)22 January 2018
Feb51.1 mm (2.0 in)28 February 1948
Mar58.7 mm (2.3 in)13 March 1990
Apr71.1 mm (2.8 in)21 April 1928
May105.4 mm (4.1 in)23 May 2004
Jun124.5 mm (4.9 in)8 June 1924
Jul167.1 mm (6.6 in)14 July 1962
Aug140.7 mm (5.5 in)16 August 1977
Sep128.8 mm (5.1 in)19 September 1926
Oct104.1 mm (4.1 in)1 October 1911
Nov96.0 mm (3.8 in)4 November 2003
Dec66.0 mm (2.6 in)14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Marshalltown 134 years of record at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1909, 1948, 1949, 2026. 1893: 304 of 365 days1894: 90 of 365 days1895: 326 of 365 days1896: 351 of 366 days1897: 361 of 365 days1898: 330 of 365 days1899: 325 of 365 days1900: 364 of 365 days1901: 363 of 365 days1902: 362 of 365 days1903: 361 of 365 days1904: 358 of 366 days1905: 356 of 365 days1906: 349 of 365 days1907: 354 of 365 days1908: 356 of 366 days1909: 319 of 365 days1910: 353 of 365 days1911: 353 of 365 days1912: 356 of 366 days1913: 356 of 365 days1914: 331 of 365 days1915: 333 of 365 days1916: 337 of 366 days1917: 337 of 365 days1918: 339 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 344 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 182 of 366 days1949: 212 of 365 days1950: 347 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 360 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 360 of 365 days1956: 362 of 366 days1957: 359 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 362 of 365 days1960: 358 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 359 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 360 of 365 days1968: 333 of 366 days1969: 363 of 365 days1970: 354 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 340 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 362 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 361 of 365 days1998: 363 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 363 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 362 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 354 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 363 of 366 days2017: 359 of 365 days2018: 361 of 365 days2019: 359 of 365 days2020: 360 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 340 of 365 days2024: 350 of 366 days2025: 355 of 365 days2026: 220 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1909, 1948, 1949, 2026.
Days with data per year at Marshalltown
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189330483%No
18949025%No
189532689%No
189635196%Yes
189736199%Yes
189833090%Yes
189932589%No
1900364100%Yes
190136399%Yes
190236299%Yes
190336199%Yes
190435898%Yes
190535698%Yes
190634996%Yes
190735497%Yes
190835697%Yes
190931987%No
191035397%Yes
191135397%Yes
191235697%Yes
191335698%Yes
191433191%Yes
191533391%Yes
191633792%Yes
191733792%Yes
191833993%Yes
1919365100%Yes
192034494%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
193036399%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194818250%No
194921258%No
195034795%Yes
195136399%Yes
195236098%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195536099%Yes
195636299%Yes
195735998%Yes
195836299%Yes
195936299%Yes
196035898%Yes
196136399%Yes
196235998%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
196536399%Yes
196636399%Yes
196736099%Yes
196833391%Yes
196936399%Yes
197035497%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197834093%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
198736399%Yes
1988366100%Yes
198936299%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994364100%Yes
199536299%Yes
1996365100%Yes
199736199%Yes
199836399%Yes
1999364100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
200136399%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003364100%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
201236299%Yes
201336099%Yes
201435497%Yes
2015365100%Yes
201636399%Yes
201735998%Yes
201836199%Yes
201935998%Yes
202036098%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202334093%Yes
202435096%Yes
202535597%Yes
202622060%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Marshalltown
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 July 2026Marshalltown, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)56 years27 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2026Marshalltown, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)56 years29 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026Marshalltown, USdaily low max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie75 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2026Marshalltown, USdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)79 years40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026Marshalltown, USdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie23 years4 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2026Marshalltown, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)61 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026Marshalltown, USdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)69 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Marshalltown, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)105 years45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026Marshalltown, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)116 years47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026Marshalltown, USdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Marshalltown, USdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)51 years48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026Marshalltown, USdaily high min (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie44 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Marshalltown, USdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)112 years42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2026Marshalltown, USdaily low max-21.7 C (-7.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)90 years38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2026Marshalltown, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)96 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2025Marshalltown, USdaily high min (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie22 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2025Marshalltown, USdaily low min (Tie)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2025Marshalltown, USdaily low min-23.9 C (-11.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)129 years42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2025Marshalltown, USdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)129 years43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 2025Marshalltown, USdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

120 complete years, 1896 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Marshalltown as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025 One stripe for each of 120 complete years at Marshalltown, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.0 C (48.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 7.1 C (44.7 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.2 C (54.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F). 1896: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1897: 8.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1900: 10.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1901: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1902: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1903: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1904: 7.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1905: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1906: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1907: 8.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1908: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1910: 8.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1911: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1912: 8.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1913: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1914: 10.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1915: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1916: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1917: 7.2 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1918: 9.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1919: 9.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1921: 11.7 C, +2.7 C from the station mean1922: 10.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1923: 10.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1924: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1925: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1926: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1927: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1928: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1929: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1930: 10.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1931: 12.2 C, +3.2 C from the station mean1932: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1933: 10.7 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1934: 10.9 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1935: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1936: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1937: 8.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1938: 10.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1939: 10.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1940: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1941: 10.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1942: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 8.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1944: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1945: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1946: 10.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1947: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1951: 7.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1952: 9.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1953: 10.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1954: 10.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1955: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1956: 9.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1958: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1959: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1961: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1962: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 9.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1964: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1965: 8.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1966: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1967: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 8.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 9.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1971: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1972: 7.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1973: 9.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1975: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1976: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1977: 8.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1979: 7.1 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1980: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1981: 8.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1982: 7.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1983: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1984: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1985: 7.3 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1986: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1987: 10.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1988: 9.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1989: 7.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1990: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1991: 9.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1992: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 7.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1994: 8.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1995: 8.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1996: 7.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1997: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1998: 10.7 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1999: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2001: 9.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 8.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2004: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2005: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 9.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2007: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2008: 7.3 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2009: 7.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2010: 8.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2011: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2012: 10.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2013: 7.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2014: 7.2 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2015: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 10.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2017: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2018: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2019: 8.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2020: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2021: 9.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2022: 8.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2024: 10.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2025: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1896191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 120 complete years at Marshalltown, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.0 C (48.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 7.1 C (44.7 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.2 C (54.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Marshalltown as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18968.9 C-0.17 C
18978.8 C-0.22 C
190010.0 C+1.00 C
19019.8 C+0.79 C
19029.2 C+0.16 C
19038.7 C-0.30 C
19047.6 C-1.43 C
19058.4 C-0.65 C
19068.7 C-0.34 C
19078.1 C-0.89 C
19089.1 C+0.09 C
19108.9 C-0.13 C
19119.5 C+0.48 C
19128.0 C-1.01 C
19139.8 C+0.77 C
191410.0 C+0.98 C
19159.1 C+0.06 C
19168.6 C-0.47 C
19177.2 C-1.80 C
19189.4 C+0.35 C
19199.8 C+0.73 C
192111.7 C+2.68 C
192210.5 C+1.52 C
192310.0 C+0.93 C
19248.5 C-0.56 C
19259.8 C+0.76 C
19269.2 C+0.15 C
19279.6 C+0.54 C
19289.8 C+0.76 C
19298.2 C-0.83 C
193010.5 C+1.45 C
193112.2 C+3.20 C
19329.3 C+0.31 C
193310.7 C+1.69 C
193410.9 C+1.92 C
19358.7 C-0.31 C
19368.6 C-0.47 C
19378.1 C-0.89 C
193810.2 C+1.14 C
193910.4 C+1.33 C
19408.7 C-0.28 C
194110.6 C+1.57 C
19429.3 C+0.25 C
19438.5 C-0.52 C
19449.3 C+0.24 C
19458.4 C-0.59 C
194610.1 C+1.11 C
19479.3 C+0.30 C
19517.6 C-1.40 C
19529.4 C+0.40 C
195310.1 C+1.03 C
195410.1 C+1.09 C
19559.3 C+0.31 C
19569.4 C+0.36 C
19579.2 C+0.19 C
19588.6 C-0.39 C
19598.9 C-0.17 C
19608.2 C-0.80 C
19618.7 C-0.35 C
19628.2 C-0.85 C
19639.0 C+0.01 C
19649.5 C+0.48 C
19658.5 C-0.53 C
19668.4 C-0.61 C
19678.6 C-0.44 C
19698.5 C-0.55 C
19709.0 C+0.02 C
19719.1 C+0.03 C
19727.8 C-1.23 C
19739.6 C+0.58 C
19748.7 C-0.30 C
19758.4 C-0.63 C
19768.2 C-0.80 C
19778.9 C-0.12 C
19797.1 C-1.95 C
19808.5 C-0.56 C
19818.9 C-0.15 C
19827.6 C-1.43 C
19838.7 C-0.37 C
19848.8 C-0.27 C
19857.3 C-1.71 C
19868.7 C-0.36 C
198710.2 C+1.19 C
19889.0 C+0.00 C
19897.9 C-1.15 C
19909.8 C+0.76 C
19919.4 C+0.42 C
19928.7 C-0.29 C
19937.8 C-1.20 C
19948.5 C-0.55 C
19958.5 C-0.52 C
19967.5 C-1.52 C
19978.8 C-0.27 C
199810.7 C+1.70 C
19999.5 C+0.52 C
20008.9 C-0.16 C
20019.0 C+0.01 C
20029.2 C+0.14 C
20038.3 C-0.76 C
20048.7 C-0.35 C
20059.3 C+0.25 C
20069.9 C+0.84 C
20079.2 C+0.13 C
20087.3 C-1.68 C
20097.8 C-1.19 C
20108.5 C-0.52 C
20118.8 C-0.26 C
201210.7 C+1.63 C
20137.7 C-1.34 C
20147.2 C-1.82 C
20159.3 C+0.26 C
201610.2 C+1.17 C
20179.8 C+0.80 C
20188.4 C-0.65 C
20198.0 C-1.07 C
20209.2 C+0.18 C
20219.6 C+0.58 C
20228.1 C-0.92 C
202410.3 C+1.26 C
20259.2 C+0.18 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.05 C (0.00 to 0.09) per decade over 1896 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.09 F (0.01 to 0.17) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 120 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Marshalltown
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.05 C (-0.09 to 0.00) per decade-0.09 F (-0.17 to -0.01) per decade1896 to 2025120Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.09 C (-0.14 to -0.04) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1896 to 2025120Fall
Mean daily minimum0.00 C (-0.05 to 0.05) per decade-0.01 F (-0.10 to 0.09) per decade1896 to 2025120Not 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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Marshalltown: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)193636.1 C (97.0 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1996-27.8 C (-18.0 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)167.1 mm (6.6 in)196261.0 mm (2.4 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)250.5 mm (9.9 in)201395.6 mm (3.8 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)63 days195223 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Marshalltown by year The hottest day of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Marshalltown by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189333.3 C (91.9 F)
189438.9 C (102.0 F)
189535.6 C (96.1 F)
189637.2 C (99.0 F)
189737.2 C (99.0 F)
189837.2 C (99.0 F)
189937.8 C (100.0 F)
190035.0 C (95.0 F)
190142.2 C (108.0 F)
190235.6 C (96.1 F)
190335.6 C (96.1 F)
190437.8 C (100.0 F)
190539.4 C (102.9 F)
190635.6 C (96.1 F)
190733.9 C (93.0 F)
190835.0 C (95.0 F)
190936.7 C (98.1 F)
191037.8 C (100.0 F)
191140.6 C (105.1 F)
191238.9 C (102.0 F)
191340.0 C (104.0 F)
191438.3 C (100.9 F)
191532.2 C (90.0 F)
191638.9 C (102.0 F)
191738.9 C (102.0 F)
191840.0 C (104.0 F)
191937.8 C (100.0 F)
192035.6 C (96.1 F)
192137.8 C (100.0 F)
192237.2 C (99.0 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192637.8 C (100.0 F)
192737.2 C (99.0 F)
192836.1 C (97.0 F)
192934.4 C (93.9 F)
193041.7 C (107.1 F)
193139.4 C (102.9 F)
193237.2 C (99.0 F)
193339.4 C (102.9 F)
193442.8 C (109.0 F)
193536.7 C (98.1 F)
193644.4 C (111.9 F)
193738.9 C (102.0 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194041.1 C (106.0 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194236.1 C (97.0 F)
194335.6 C (96.1 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194537.2 C (99.0 F)
194635.6 C (96.1 F)
194740.0 C (104.0 F)
194833.3 C (91.9 F)
194936.1 C (97.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195135.0 C (95.0 F)
195236.7 C (98.1 F)
195336.1 C (97.0 F)
195437.8 C (100.0 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195637.8 C (100.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195833.9 C (93.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196233.9 C (93.0 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196536.7 C (98.1 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196734.4 C (93.9 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197037.2 C (99.0 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197436.1 C (97.0 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197635.6 C (96.1 F)
197739.4 C (102.9 F)
197833.9 C (93.0 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198038.3 C (100.9 F)
198135.6 C (96.1 F)
198235.6 C (96.1 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198436.7 C (98.1 F)
198537.2 C (99.0 F)
198635.0 C (95.0 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199036.1 C (97.0 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199231.7 C (89.1 F)
199332.2 C (90.0 F)
199432.8 C (91.0 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199735.6 C (96.1 F)
199835.6 C (96.1 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200036.1 C (97.0 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200234.4 C (93.9 F)
200335.0 C (95.0 F)
200432.2 C (90.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200636.7 C (98.1 F)
200734.4 C (93.9 F)
200833.3 C (91.9 F)
200933.9 C (93.0 F)
201034.4 C (93.9 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201432.2 C (90.0 F)
201533.9 C (93.0 F)
201633.9 C (93.0 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201934.4 C (93.9 F)
202033.9 C (93.0 F)
202136.7 C (98.1 F)
202235.0 C (95.0 F)
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202434.4 C (93.9 F)
202533.9 C (93.0 F)
202635.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Marshalltown by year The coldest night of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F). -40-30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1996
The coldest night of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Marshalltown by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1894-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1895-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1896-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1897-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1898-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1900-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1902-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1903-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1904-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1906-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1907-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1908-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1909-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1910-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1911-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1912-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1913-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1915-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1916-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1918-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1919-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1921-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1922-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1923-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1924-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1925-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1926-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1927-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1929-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1930-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1931-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1932-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1933-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1934-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1936-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1937-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1938-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1939-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1940-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1942-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1943-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1944-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1945-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1947-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1948-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1950-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1951-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1952-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1953-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1954-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1955-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1956-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1957-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1958-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1959-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1960-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1961-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1965-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1969-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1971-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1972-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1975-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1980-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1981-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1982-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1984-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1986-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1987-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1989-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1990-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1991-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1992-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1993-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1994-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1995-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1996-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1997-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1999-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2001-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2003-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2006-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2007-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2008-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2009-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2010-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2011-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2013-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2014-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2015-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2016-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2017-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2018-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2019-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2020-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2021-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2022-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2023-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2024-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2025-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2026-26.7 C (-16.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Marshalltown by year The wettest day of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 167.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 167.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1962
The wettest day of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 167.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Marshalltown by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189345.5 mm (1.8 in)
189421.6 mm (0.9 in)
189556.6 mm (2.2 in)
189653.8 mm (2.1 in)
189735.3 mm (1.4 in)
189851.6 mm (2.0 in)
189955.9 mm (2.2 in)
190084.3 mm (3.3 in)
190139.4 mm (1.6 in)
190269.1 mm (2.7 in)
190349.8 mm (2.0 in)
190453.8 mm (2.1 in)
190554.4 mm (2.1 in)
190653.3 mm (2.1 in)
190771.4 mm (2.8 in)
190831.5 mm (1.2 in)
190952.1 mm (2.1 in)
191039.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911104.1 mm (4.1 in)
191261.0 mm (2.4 in)
191353.3 mm (2.1 in)
1914104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1915104.1 mm (4.1 in)
191645.0 mm (1.8 in)
191744.5 mm (1.8 in)
191856.6 mm (2.2 in)
191955.4 mm (2.2 in)
192047.5 mm (1.9 in)
192171.6 mm (2.8 in)
192263.2 mm (2.5 in)
192340.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924124.5 mm (4.9 in)
192563.8 mm (2.5 in)
1926128.8 mm (5.1 in)
192751.6 mm (2.0 in)
192873.2 mm (2.9 in)
1929126.2 mm (5.0 in)
193043.7 mm (1.7 in)
193163.2 mm (2.5 in)
193276.2 mm (3.0 in)
193376.2 mm (3.0 in)
193450.8 mm (2.0 in)
193561.5 mm (2.4 in)
193669.3 mm (2.7 in)
193741.1 mm (1.6 in)
193856.4 mm (2.2 in)
193942.4 mm (1.7 in)
194054.6 mm (2.1 in)
194180.5 mm (3.2 in)
194248.8 mm (1.9 in)
194341.1 mm (1.6 in)
194485.1 mm (3.4 in)
194557.2 mm (2.3 in)
194669.3 mm (2.7 in)
1947114.3 mm (4.5 in)
194851.1 mm (2.0 in)
194933.5 mm (1.3 in)
195058.9 mm (2.3 in)
195166.0 mm (2.6 in)
195250.3 mm (2.0 in)
195361.0 mm (2.4 in)
195452.8 mm (2.1 in)
195544.2 mm (1.7 in)
195649.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957111.8 mm (4.4 in)
195876.2 mm (3.0 in)
195946.7 mm (1.8 in)
196095.5 mm (3.8 in)
196156.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962167.1 mm (6.6 in)
196366.0 mm (2.6 in)
196449.5 mm (1.9 in)
196563.5 mm (2.5 in)
196655.9 mm (2.2 in)
196731.8 mm (1.3 in)
196862.2 mm (2.4 in)
196957.2 mm (2.3 in)
197095.3 mm (3.8 in)
197148.5 mm (1.9 in)
197285.6 mm (3.4 in)
197342.4 mm (1.7 in)
197497.0 mm (3.8 in)
197538.9 mm (1.5 in)
197665.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977140.7 mm (5.5 in)
197861.7 mm (2.4 in)
197987.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980106.7 mm (4.2 in)
198161.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982103.4 mm (4.1 in)
198374.4 mm (2.9 in)
198465.8 mm (2.6 in)
198545.2 mm (1.8 in)
198671.1 mm (2.8 in)
198797.0 mm (3.8 in)
198850.3 mm (2.0 in)
198946.0 mm (1.8 in)
199072.4 mm (2.9 in)
199166.0 mm (2.6 in)
199256.1 mm (2.2 in)
1993112.5 mm (4.4 in)
199464.5 mm (2.5 in)
199548.3 mm (1.9 in)
199692.7 mm (3.6 in)
199788.9 mm (3.5 in)
199859.9 mm (2.4 in)
199968.3 mm (2.7 in)
200096.5 mm (3.8 in)
200154.6 mm (2.1 in)
200247.2 mm (1.9 in)
200396.0 mm (3.8 in)
2004105.4 mm (4.1 in)
200555.9 mm (2.2 in)
200662.2 mm (2.4 in)
200761.2 mm (2.4 in)
200891.7 mm (3.6 in)
200955.4 mm (2.2 in)
201055.4 mm (2.2 in)
201153.3 mm (2.1 in)
201253.3 mm (2.1 in)
201399.6 mm (3.9 in)
201485.9 mm (3.4 in)
201566.0 mm (2.6 in)
201664.0 mm (2.5 in)
201732.0 mm (1.3 in)
201873.7 mm (2.9 in)
201946.7 mm (1.8 in)
202050.5 mm (2.0 in)
202171.6 mm (2.8 in)
202271.6 mm (2.8 in)
202329.7 mm (1.2 in)
202451.6 mm (2.0 in)
202564.8 mm (2.6 in)
202687.1 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Marshalltown by year The wettest five days of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 250.5 mm (9.9 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.6 mm (3.8 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 250.5 mm (9.9 in) in 2013
The wettest five days of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 250.5 mm (9.9 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.6 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Marshalltown by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189352.0 mm (2.0 in)
189428.2 mm (1.1 in)
189566.5 mm (2.6 in)
1896113.0 mm (4.4 in)
189776.5 mm (3.0 in)
189896.8 mm (3.8 in)
1899109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1900124.9 mm (4.9 in)
190158.0 mm (2.3 in)
1902132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1903117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1904106.9 mm (4.2 in)
190579.3 mm (3.1 in)
190679.3 mm (3.1 in)
190787.1 mm (3.4 in)
190876.4 mm (3.0 in)
190990.6 mm (3.6 in)
191061.8 mm (2.4 in)
1911132.1 mm (5.2 in)
191298.9 mm (3.9 in)
191374.7 mm (2.9 in)
1914183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1915131.6 mm (5.2 in)
191647.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1918133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1919116.8 mm (4.6 in)
192069.1 mm (2.7 in)
1921110.4 mm (4.3 in)
192298.8 mm (3.9 in)
192355.4 mm (2.2 in)
1924134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1925101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1926148.6 mm (5.9 in)
192766.1 mm (2.6 in)
192886.4 mm (3.4 in)
1929132.8 mm (5.2 in)
193050.1 mm (2.0 in)
193198.9 mm (3.9 in)
193288.1 mm (3.5 in)
1933142.9 mm (5.6 in)
193469.7 mm (2.7 in)
193593.6 mm (3.7 in)
193698.3 mm (3.9 in)
193756.2 mm (2.2 in)
193879.5 mm (3.1 in)
193950.6 mm (2.0 in)
194070.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941105.7 mm (4.2 in)
194284.9 mm (3.3 in)
194384.9 mm (3.3 in)
1944184.1 mm (7.2 in)
194584.4 mm (3.3 in)
194688.1 mm (3.5 in)
194762.6 mm (2.5 in)
194867.6 mm (2.7 in)
194966.0 mm (2.6 in)
195095.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951125.5 mm (4.9 in)
195286.8 mm (3.4 in)
195369.9 mm (2.8 in)
195498.0 mm (3.9 in)
195569.9 mm (2.8 in)
195663.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1958102.6 mm (4.0 in)
195981.6 mm (3.2 in)
1960128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1961117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1962169.9 mm (6.7 in)
196391.9 mm (3.6 in)
196482.5 mm (3.2 in)
196588.2 mm (3.5 in)
1966100.3 mm (3.9 in)
196784.6 mm (3.3 in)
196863.0 mm (2.5 in)
196992.0 mm (3.6 in)
1970145.7 mm (5.7 in)
197174.5 mm (2.9 in)
1972117.9 mm (4.6 in)
197374.2 mm (2.9 in)
1974165.9 mm (6.5 in)
197575.8 mm (3.0 in)
1976104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1977145.8 mm (5.7 in)
197884.3 mm (3.3 in)
1979152.3 mm (6.0 in)
1980123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1981111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1982112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1983122.1 mm (4.8 in)
198495.3 mm (3.8 in)
198588.1 mm (3.5 in)
198692.7 mm (3.6 in)
1987134.6 mm (5.3 in)
198871.4 mm (2.8 in)
198971.2 mm (2.8 in)
1990122.9 mm (4.8 in)
199184.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1993162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1994126.8 mm (5.0 in)
199574.4 mm (2.9 in)
1996103.9 mm (4.1 in)
199793.7 mm (3.7 in)
1998121.7 mm (4.8 in)
199983.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000190.3 mm (7.5 in)
200172.3 mm (2.8 in)
200275.1 mm (3.0 in)
2003134.3 mm (5.3 in)
2004153.4 mm (6.0 in)
200580.3 mm (3.2 in)
200697.2 mm (3.8 in)
2007121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2008133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2009121.3 mm (4.8 in)
2010113.3 mm (4.5 in)
201146.5 mm (1.8 in)
201265.2 mm (2.6 in)
2013250.5 mm (9.9 in)
2014130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2015107.6 mm (4.2 in)
201677.3 mm (3.0 in)
201770.6 mm (2.8 in)
2018137.2 mm (5.4 in)
201995.7 mm (3.8 in)
202092.8 mm (3.7 in)
2021103.9 mm (4.1 in)
202273.6 mm (2.9 in)
202348.0 mm (1.9 in)
2024130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2025100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2026104.9 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Marshalltown by year The longest dry spell of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 63 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Marshalltown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Marshalltown by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189328 days
189413 days
189540 days
189623 days
189723 days
189818 days
189925 days
190019 days
190120 days
190221 days
190336 days
190430 days
190522 days
190626 days
190720 days
190827 days
190921 days
191022 days
191119 days
191225 days
191328 days
191423 days
191517 days
191630 days
191718 days
191819 days
191931 days
192020 days
192119 days
192222 days
192325 days
192421 days
192522 days
192629 days
192730 days
192827 days
192915 days
193027 days
193144 days
193223 days
193326 days
193434 days
193518 days
193623 days
193720 days
193819 days
193921 days
194021 days
194117 days
194237 days
194325 days
194419 days
194522 days
194628 days
194736 days
194833 days
194921 days
195029 days
195117 days
195263 days
195345 days
195434 days
195542 days
195630 days
195728 days
195838 days
195925 days
196024 days
196117 days
196235 days
196321 days
196430 days
196521 days
196623 days
196720 days
196813 days
196934 days
197020 days
197131 days
197214 days
197319 days
197420 days
197523 days
197630 days
197720 days
197824 days
197930 days
198031 days
198125 days
198219 days
198323 days
198427 days
198517 days
198623 days
198734 days
198843 days
198926 days
199019 days
199136 days
199216 days
199322 days
199437 days
199525 days
199630 days
199715 days
199850 days
199934 days
200017 days
200114 days
200236 days
200320 days
200419 days
200515 days
200618 days
200730 days
200824 days
200930 days
201017 days
20113 days
201219 days
201316 days
201422 days
201526 days
201620 days
201735 days
201824 days
201913 days
202019 days
202123 days
202226 days
202324 days
202424 days
202539 days
202622 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

120 years with a frost

Across 120 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Marshalltown falls on 29 April and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.

In 1995 to 2025 the median growing season was 159 days. That is 4 days more than in 1896 to 1929.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Marshalltown
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1896 to 1929)Recent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost29 April2 May28 April4 days earlier-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost3 October3 October9 October6 days later+0.3 days per decade
Growing days158 days155 days159 days4 days more+0.7 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

127 years, 1895 to 2025

A day with at least 61.1 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 154.1 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Marshalltown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years61.1 mm (2.4 in)
5 years82.0 mm (3.2 in)
10 years97.2 mm (3.8 in)
25 years118.5 mm (4.7 in)
50 years135.7 mm (5.3 in)
100 years154.1 mm (6.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 127 years of values from 1895 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: 167.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1962; 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1977; 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1926.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Marshalltown had a mean temperature of 9.0 C (48.2 F) and 960.3 mm (37.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Tipton (United States, 152 km away), Rockford Gtr Rockford AP (United States, 316 km away) and Dixon Wwtp (United States, 283 km away).

Climate twins of Marshalltown: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
TiptonUnited States152 km (94 mi)9.1 C (48.4 F)957.0 mm (37.7 in)0.67
Rockford Gtr Rockford APUnited States316 km (196 mi)8.7 C (47.7 F)942.7 mm (37.1 in)0.69
Dixon WwtpUnited States283 km (176 mi)9.2 C (48.6 F)888.0 mm (35.0 in)0.74

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).