Iowa · county areal climate 1951–2025

Polk County, IA

A 34.9" / 50.3°F normal · 2025 ran 107% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 106% (22.3") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 28th wettest start of 76 years. Temperature +3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

34.9in
annual precipitation · 50.3°F

2025 vs Normal

107%
37.3" · 51.5°F (+1.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

54.7in
2010

Driest Year

19.3in
1988

Biggest Rain Day

3.61in
Jul 2 · 1958

Warmest Year

53.7°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

22°
J
26°
F
38°
M
51°
A
61°
M
72°
J
75°
J
73°
A
66°
S
53°
O
40°
N
27°
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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