Iowa · county areal climate 1951–2025
Palo Alto County, IA
A 46.9°F / 31.4" normal · 2025 ran +1.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+2.8°F (45.8°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
6th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
77% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
46.9°F
annual mean · 31.4" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.3°F
48.2°F · 30.7" (98% of normal)
Warmest Year
50.7°F
2012 · coldest 41.8°F (1951)
Wettest Year
47.7in
2018 · driest 16.6" (1958)
Hottest Day
102.0°F
May 15 · 2013
Coldest Day
-29.8°F
Jan 21 · 1970
Biggest Rain Day
4.47in
Jun 17 · 2014
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— 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.