Iowa · county areal climate 1951–2025

Black Hawk County, IA

A 35.9" / 47.9°F normal · 2025 ran 99% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 112% (24.3") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 12th wettest start of 76 years. Temperature +2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

35.9in
annual precipitation · 47.9°F

2025 vs Normal

99%
35.4" · 49.1°F (+1.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

55.2in
2018

Driest Year

20.0in
1988

Biggest Rain Day

4.64in
Jul 17 · 1968

Warmest Year

51.4°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

18°
J
22°
F
36°
M
48°
A
60°
M
70°
J
73°
J
70°
A
64°
S
51°
O
37°
N
24°
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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