Iowa · county areal climate 1951–2025

Franklin County, IA

A 47.1°F / 35.3" normal · 2025 ran +1.1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +2.9°F (46.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 110% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

47.1°F
annual mean · 35.3" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.1°F
48.2°F · 40.7" (115% of normal)

Warmest Year

50.6°F
2012 · coldest 42.2°F (1951)

Wettest Year

51.6in
2018 · driest 21.4" (1989)

Hottest Day

102.6°F
Aug 16 · 1988

Coldest Day

-29.1°F
Feb 3 · 1996

Biggest Rain Day

3.87in
Jul 17 · 1968

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

18°
J
21°
F
34°
M
47°
A
59°
M
69°
J
72°
J
70°
A
63°
S
50°
O
36°
N
23°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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