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Winterset 4N Weather Records (USC00139132)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Winterset 4N (USC00139132), Iowa, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Winterset 4N

  • Winterset 4N (USC00139132) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 41.40 latitude and -94.01 longitude, 297 m (975 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Winterset 4N still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Winterset 4N set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.7 C (89.1 F) on 14 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 41.40 latitude, -94.01 longitude.
  • Elevation: 297 m (975 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Winterset 4N, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Winterset 4N. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 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 Winterset 4N. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Winterset 4N, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan19.4 C (66.9 F)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Feb26.1 C (79.0 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
May40.6 C (105.1 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)
Aug44.4 C (111.9 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Nov27.8 C (82.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a
Dec20.6 C (69.1 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Winterset 4N by the year they were set 1,464 records at Winterset 4N still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 54. 02040601893: 131894: 201895: 181896: 111897: 101898: 111899: 151900: 51901: 101902: 121903: 81904: 61905: 111906: 81907: 111908: 81909: 71910: 41911: 171912: 141913: 151914: 131915: 171916: 131917: 141918: 111919: 71920: 81921: 131922: 31923: 101924: 161925: 251926: 71927: 121928: 131929: 71930: 271931: 121932: 21933: 161934: 541935: 81936: 421937: 161938: 181939: 301940: 81941: 131942: 111943: 91944: 111945: 131946: 131947: 101948: 51949: 41950: 131951: 101952: 31953: 91954: 101955: 141956: 121957: 71958: 111959: 131960: 121961: 71962: 221963: 111964: 111965: 151966: 151967: 151968: 71969: 31970: 151971: 111972: 141973: 61974: 111975: 71976: 141977: 121978: 81979: 131980: 91981: 151982: 31983: 101984: 11985: 71986: 91987: 71988: 111989: 131990: 121991: 191992: 131993: 51994: 51995: 61996: 91997: 81998: 181999: 82000: 112001: 52002: 112003: 102004: 112005: 92006: 72007: 82008: 82009: 112010: 42011: 32012: 202013: 192014: 42015: 42016: 42017: 42022: 42023: 72024: 92025: 152026: 121893190619191932194519581971198419972010
1,464 records at Winterset 4N still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Winterset 4N by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189313
189420
189518
189611
189710
189811
189915
19005
190110
190212
19038
19046
190511
19068
190711
19088
19097
19104
191117
191214
191315
191413
191517
191613
191714
191811
19197
19208
192113
19223
192310
192416
192525
19267
192712
192813
19297
193027
193112
19322
193316
193454
19358
193642
193716
193818
193930
19408
194113
194211
19439
194411
194513
194613
194710
19485
19494
195013
195110
19523
19539
195410
195514
195612
19577
195811
195913
196012
19617
196222
196311
196411
196515
196615
196715
19687
19693
197015
197111
197214
19736
197411
19757
197614
197712
19788
197913
19809
198115
19823
198310
19841
19857
19869
19877
198811
198913
199012
199119
199213
19935
19945
19956
19969
19978
199818
19998
200011
20015
200211
200310
200411
20059
20067
20078
20088
200911
20104
20113
201220
201319
20144
20154
20164
20174
20224
20237
20249
202515
202612

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Winterset 4N set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Winterset 4N between 8 August 1934 and 1 March 1962. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperature8 August 1934: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)28 February 1939: Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)1 January 1942: Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)24 August 1946: Record daily precipitation 138.9 mm (5.5 in)1 March 1962: Record low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)193519401945195019551960
5 all-time records were set at Winterset 4N between 8 August 1934 and 1 March 1962. Each dot is a new record.
When Winterset 4N set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1934-08-08Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1939-02-28Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1942-01-01Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1946-08-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1962-03-01Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 138.9 mm (5.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Winterset 4N The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Winterset 4N. The most was 138.9 mm (5.5 in) on 24 August 1946. 050100150 Jan: 75.2 mm (3.0 in), 12 January 1960 Jan Feb: 40.4 mm (1.6 in), 1 February 1973 Feb Mar: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 6 March 2026 Mar Apr: 87.4 mm (3.4 in), 18 April 1976 Apr May: 94.7 mm (3.7 in), 9 May 2004 May Jun: 133.4 mm (5.3 in), 5 June 1947 Jun Jul: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 21 July 1948 Jul Aug: 138.9 mm (5.5 in), 24 August 1946 Aug Sep: 126.7 mm (5.0 in), 15 September 1992 Sep Oct: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 6 October 1931 Oct Nov: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 17 November 1952 Nov Dec: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 31 December 2007 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Winterset 4N. The most was 138.9 mm (5.5 in) on 24 August 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Winterset 4N
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan75.2 mm (3.0 in)12 January 1960
Feb40.4 mm (1.6 in)1 February 1973
Mar61.0 mm (2.4 in)6 March 2026
Apr87.4 mm (3.4 in)18 April 1976
May94.7 mm (3.7 in)9 May 2004
Jun133.4 mm (5.3 in)5 June 1947
Jul114.3 mm (4.5 in)21 July 1948
Aug138.9 mm (5.5 in)24 August 1946
Sep126.7 mm (5.0 in)15 September 1992
Oct99.1 mm (3.9 in)6 October 1931
Nov81.8 mm (3.2 in)17 November 1952
Dec67.3 mm (2.6 in)31 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Winterset 4N 130 years of record at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1982 and others. 1893: 313 of 365 days1894: 348 of 365 days1895: 351 of 365 days1896: 356 of 366 days1897: 346 of 365 days1898: 352 of 365 days1899: 338 of 365 days1900: 351 of 365 days1901: 311 of 365 days1902: 344 of 365 days1903: 276 of 365 days1904: 300 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 363 of 365 days1907: 364 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 364 of 365 days1910: 363 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 365 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 363 of 365 days1916: 363 of 366 days1917: 329 of 365 days1918: 364 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 361 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 358 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 361 of 365 days1926: 362 of 365 days1927: 363 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 363 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 363 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 362 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 357 of 365 days1944: 354 of 366 days1945: 350 of 365 days1946: 237 of 365 days1947: 258 of 365 days1948: 361 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 312 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 334 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 335 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 360 of 365 days1980: 363 of 366 days1981: 361 of 365 days1982: 263 of 365 days1983: 236 of 365 days1984: 89 of 366 days1985: 208 of 365 days1986: 350 of 365 days1987: 354 of 365 days1988: 363 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 358 of 365 days1991: 362 of 365 days1992: 355 of 366 days1993: 360 of 365 days1994: 361 of 365 days1995: 332 of 365 days1996: 360 of 366 days1997: 357 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 350 of 366 days2001: 361 of 365 days2002: 359 of 365 days2003: 359 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 360 of 366 days2009: 363 of 365 days2010: 360 of 365 days2011: 355 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 361 of 365 days2014: 135 of 365 days2015: 169 of 365 days2016: 273 of 366 days2017: 79 of 365 days2022: 58 of 365 days2023: 359 of 365 days2024: 345 of 366 days2025: 343 of 365 days2026: 238 of 365 days190019201940196019802000
130 years of record at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1982 and others.
Days with data per year at Winterset 4N
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189331386%No
189434895%Yes
189535196%Yes
189635697%Yes
189734695%Yes
189835296%Yes
189933893%Yes
190035196%Yes
190131185%No
190234494%Yes
190327676%No
190430082%No
1905365100%Yes
190636399%Yes
1907364100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909364100%Yes
191036399%Yes
1911364100%Yes
1912365100%Yes
1913364100%Yes
1914364100%Yes
191536399%Yes
191636399%Yes
191732990%Yes
1918364100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
192036199%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
192335898%Yes
1924365100%Yes
192536199%Yes
192636299%Yes
192736399%Yes
1928365100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
193136399%Yes
193236399%Yes
193336399%Yes
1934364100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193636499%Yes
1937365100%Yes
193836399%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
194136299%Yes
194236399%Yes
194335798%Yes
194435497%Yes
194535096%Yes
194623765%No
194725871%No
194836199%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950364100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
195236499%Yes
195331285%No
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
197133492%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197336399%Yes
197433592%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836399%Yes
197936099%Yes
198036399%Yes
198136199%Yes
198226372%No
198323665%No
19848924%No
198520857%No
198635096%Yes
198735497%Yes
198836399%Yes
1989365100%Yes
199035898%Yes
199136299%Yes
199235597%Yes
199336099%Yes
199436199%Yes
199533291%Yes
199636098%Yes
199735798%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200035096%Yes
200136199%Yes
200235998%Yes
200335998%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
200836098%Yes
200936399%Yes
201036099%Yes
201135597%Yes
2012366100%Yes
201336199%Yes
201413537%No
201516946%No
201627375%No
20177922%No
20225816%No
202335998%Yes
202434594%Yes
202534394%Yes
202623865%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Winterset 4N
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 October 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high max (Provisional)31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)72 years31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high max (Provisional)31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)51 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie69 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high max (Provisional)30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)97 years39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily rain82.6 mm (3.3 in)40.2 mm (1.6 in)19 years39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)89 years39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)115 years41 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)88 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie115 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)91 years45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)84 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)48 years43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)48 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Winterset 4N, USmonthly high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)130 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily low max-6.1 C (21.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)120 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)71 years33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2026Winterset 4N, USmonthly rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)35 years34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)44 years25 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2026Winterset 4N, USdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)50 years31 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

108 complete years, 1894 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Winterset 4N as warming stripes, 1894 to 2025 One stripe for each of 108 complete years at Winterset 4N, 1894 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.9 C (49.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 7.7 C (45.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.6 C (54.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F). 1894: 10.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1895: 8.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1896: 9.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1897: 9.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1898: 9.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1899: 9.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1900: 10.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1902: 9.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1905: 8.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1906: 10.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1907: 9.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1908: 10.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1909: 9.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1910: 10.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1911: 11.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1912: 8.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1913: 10.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1914: 10.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1915: 9.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1916: 9.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1918: 11.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1919: 10.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1920: 9.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1921: 12.2 C, +2.3 C from the station mean1922: 11.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1923: 10.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1924: 9.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1925: 10.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1926: 10.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1927: 10.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1928: 10.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1929: 8.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1930: 11.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1931: 12.6 C, +2.7 C from the station mean1932: 10.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1933: 11.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1934: 12.3 C, +2.4 C from the station mean1935: 10.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1936: 10.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1937: 9.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1938: 12.1 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1939: 12.0 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1940: 9.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1941: 11.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1942: 10.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1943: 10.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1944: 10.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1945: 9.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1948: 10.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1949: 10.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1950: 9.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1951: 8.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1952: 10.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1954: 11.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1955: 9.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1956: 10.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1957: 9.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 9.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1959: 9.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1960: 8.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1961: 9.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1962: 9.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 9.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 10.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1965: 9.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1966: 9.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1967: 9.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1968: 9.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 8.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1970: 9.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 8.7 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1973: 10.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 8.7 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1976: 8.0 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1977: 9.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1978: 8.1 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1979: 8.2 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1980: 9.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1981: 10.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1986: 11.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1987: 11.7 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1988: 10.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1989: 9.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1990: 11.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1991: 10.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1992: 10.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1993: 8.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1994: 10.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1996: 8.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1997: 9.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1998: 10.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1999: 9.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2001: 9.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2002: 9.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2003: 9.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2004: 9.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2005: 9.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2006: 10.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2007: 9.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2008: 7.7 C, -2.3 C from the station mean2009: 8.2 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2010: 8.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2011: 9.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2012: 10.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2013: 8.0 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2023: 10.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2024: 11.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2025: 10.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean18941900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 108 complete years at Winterset 4N, 1894 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.9 C (49.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 7.7 C (45.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.6 C (54.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Winterset 4N as warming stripes, 1894 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189410.6 C+0.62 C
18958.8 C-1.14 C
18969.3 C-0.63 C
18979.0 C-0.93 C
18989.4 C-0.54 C
18999.3 C-0.59 C
190010.5 C+0.59 C
19029.6 C-0.30 C
19058.9 C-0.99 C
190610.1 C+0.17 C
19079.7 C-0.20 C
190810.6 C+0.71 C
19099.7 C-0.28 C
191010.4 C+0.42 C
191111.1 C+1.12 C
19128.9 C-0.99 C
191310.9 C+0.95 C
191410.7 C+0.79 C
19159.7 C-0.20 C
19169.8 C-0.17 C
191811.0 C+1.05 C
191910.1 C+0.19 C
19209.9 C-0.04 C
192112.2 C+2.29 C
192211.2 C+1.24 C
192310.5 C+0.59 C
19249.1 C-0.83 C
192510.4 C+0.47 C
192610.2 C+0.29 C
192710.5 C+0.57 C
192810.7 C+0.78 C
19298.8 C-1.09 C
193011.1 C+1.20 C
193112.6 C+2.71 C
193210.2 C+0.23 C
193311.6 C+1.68 C
193412.3 C+2.39 C
193510.2 C+0.25 C
193610.3 C+0.41 C
19379.8 C-0.18 C
193812.1 C+2.15 C
193912.0 C+2.09 C
19409.7 C-0.25 C
194111.4 C+1.51 C
194210.4 C+0.43 C
194310.0 C+0.03 C
194410.5 C+0.58 C
19459.3 C-0.65 C
194810.3 C+0.41 C
194910.8 C+0.83 C
19509.3 C-0.59 C
19518.8 C-1.12 C
195210.6 C+0.68 C
195411.1 C+1.12 C
19559.9 C+0.00 C
195610.4 C+0.46 C
19579.7 C-0.22 C
19589.3 C-0.62 C
19599.4 C-0.51 C
19608.7 C-1.27 C
19619.0 C-0.93 C
19629.1 C-0.83 C
19639.8 C-0.12 C
196410.2 C+0.25 C
19659.3 C-0.61 C
19669.0 C-0.95 C
19679.3 C-0.65 C
19689.5 C-0.45 C
19698.9 C-1.08 C
19709.3 C-0.63 C
19728.7 C-1.22 C
197310.1 C+0.14 C
19758.7 C-1.23 C
19768.0 C-1.89 C
19779.4 C-0.57 C
19788.1 C-1.88 C
19798.2 C-1.75 C
19809.9 C-0.02 C
198110.6 C+0.62 C
198611.1 C+1.14 C
198711.7 C+1.75 C
198810.8 C+0.90 C
19899.4 C-0.50 C
199011.1 C+1.13 C
199110.5 C+0.61 C
199210.1 C+0.17 C
19938.9 C-1.04 C
199410.0 C+0.04 C
19968.6 C-1.37 C
19979.1 C-0.83 C
199810.7 C+0.73 C
19999.9 C-0.01 C
20019.6 C-0.30 C
20029.6 C-0.30 C
20039.0 C-0.91 C
20049.0 C-0.89 C
20059.8 C-0.12 C
200610.4 C+0.42 C
20079.5 C-0.47 C
20087.7 C-2.27 C
20098.2 C-1.75 C
20108.9 C-1.08 C
20119.1 C-0.86 C
201210.9 C+0.98 C
20138.0 C-1.91 C
202310.9 C+0.93 C
202411.2 C+1.27 C
202510.4 C+0.43 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.06 C (0.01 to 0.11) per decade over 1894 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.11 F (0.01 to 0.20) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 108 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Winterset 4N
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.06 C (-0.11 to -0.01) per decade-0.11 F (-0.20 to -0.01) per decade1894 to 2025108Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.05 C (-0.11 to 0.00) per decade-0.10 F (-0.21 to 0.01) per decade1894 to 2025108Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.06 C (-0.12 to -0.01) per decade-0.12 F (-0.22 to -0.02) per decade1894 to 2025108Fall

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 Winterset 4N: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)193436.4 C (97.5 F)130
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1962-26.7 C (-16.1 F)130
Wettest day (Rx1day)138.9 mm (5.5 in)194663.5 mm (2.5 in)130
Wettest five days (Rx5day)235.9 mm (9.3 in)194698.2 mm (3.9 in)130
Longest dry spell (CDD)63 days195225 days130

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Winterset 4N by year The hottest day of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F). 203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1934
The hottest day of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Winterset 4N by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189337.8 C (100.0 F)
189440.6 C (105.1 F)
189537.2 C (99.0 F)
189636.1 C (97.0 F)
189736.7 C (98.1 F)
189837.2 C (99.0 F)
189937.8 C (100.0 F)
190035.6 C (96.1 F)
190142.8 C (109.0 F)
190232.8 C (91.0 F)
190335.6 C (96.1 F)
190435.0 C (95.0 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190635.6 C (96.1 F)
190736.1 C (97.0 F)
190836.1 C (97.0 F)
190935.6 C (96.1 F)
191037.8 C (100.0 F)
191142.2 C (108.0 F)
191237.2 C (99.0 F)
191339.4 C (102.9 F)
191438.9 C (102.0 F)
191533.9 C (93.0 F)
191639.4 C (102.9 F)
191738.3 C (100.9 F)
191843.9 C (111.0 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192035.0 C (95.0 F)
192137.2 C (99.0 F)
192236.7 C (98.1 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192538.9 C (102.0 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192737.2 C (99.0 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193141.7 C (107.1 F)
193237.2 C (99.0 F)
193340.0 C (104.0 F)
193444.4 C (111.9 F)
193538.9 C (102.0 F)
193643.9 C (111.0 F)
193738.9 C (102.0 F)
193838.9 C (102.0 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194040.6 C (105.1 F)
194140.6 C (105.1 F)
194235.6 C (96.1 F)
194333.9 C (93.0 F)
194435.6 C (96.1 F)
194536.1 C (97.0 F)
194633.9 C (93.0 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195136.1 C (97.0 F)
195237.2 C (99.0 F)
195337.8 C (100.0 F)
195439.4 C (102.9 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195639.4 C (102.9 F)
195738.9 C (102.0 F)
195834.4 C (93.9 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196036.1 C (97.0 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196235.0 C (95.0 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196435.6 C (96.1 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196736.1 C (97.0 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197441.1 C (106.0 F)
197537.2 C (99.0 F)
197636.7 C (98.1 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197836.7 C (98.1 F)
197936.7 C (98.1 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198136.1 C (97.0 F)
198236.7 C (98.1 F)
198341.1 C (106.0 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198537.2 C (99.0 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198736.1 C (97.0 F)
198840.6 C (105.1 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199035.6 C (96.1 F)
199133.9 C (93.0 F)
199231.7 C (89.1 F)
199333.3 C (91.9 F)
199433.9 C (93.0 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199633.3 C (91.9 F)
199736.1 C (97.0 F)
199835.0 C (95.0 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200037.8 C (100.0 F)
200135.6 C (96.1 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200338.3 C (100.9 F)
200432.2 C (90.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200735.6 C (96.1 F)
200833.9 C (93.0 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201033.3 C (91.9 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201337.8 C (100.0 F)
201431.1 C (88.0 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201724.4 C (75.9 F)
202222.2 C (72.0 F)
202337.2 C (99.0 F)
202436.1 C (97.0 F)
202536.7 C (98.1 F)
202636.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Winterset 4N by year The coldest night of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F). -40-30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1962
The coldest night of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Winterset 4N by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1894-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1895-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1896-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1897-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1898-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1901-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1902-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1903-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1904-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1905-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1906-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1907-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1908-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1909-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1910-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1911-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1912-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1913-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1915-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1916-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1917-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1918-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1919-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1920-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1921-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1922-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1923-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1924-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1926-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1927-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1928-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1929-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1930-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1932-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1933-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1934-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1935-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1936-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1938-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1939-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1940-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1942-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1945-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1946-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1947-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1949-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1951-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1953-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1954-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1955-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1956-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1957-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1958-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1959-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1960-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1966-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1968-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1969-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1972-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1973-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1974-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1975-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1977-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1980-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1981-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1982-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1984-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1987-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1988-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1989-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1991-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1993-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1994-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1995-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1996-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1997-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1998-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1999-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2000-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2001-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2003-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2004-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2006-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2007-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2008-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2009-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2010-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2011-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2012-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2013-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2014-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2015-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2016-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2017-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2022-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2023-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2024-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2025-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2026-23.9 C (-11.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Winterset 4N by year The wettest day of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is 138.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 138.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1946
The wettest day of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is 138.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Winterset 4N by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189356.4 mm (2.2 in)
189453.8 mm (2.1 in)
189593.5 mm (3.7 in)
189682.6 mm (3.3 in)
189774.9 mm (2.9 in)
189877.5 mm (3.1 in)
189955.1 mm (2.2 in)
190069.9 mm (2.8 in)
190144.2 mm (1.7 in)
190287.4 mm (3.4 in)
190392.7 mm (3.6 in)
190486.4 mm (3.4 in)
190578.7 mm (3.1 in)
190669.9 mm (2.8 in)
190790.7 mm (3.6 in)
1908103.6 mm (4.1 in)
190949.0 mm (1.9 in)
191042.9 mm (1.7 in)
191168.6 mm (2.7 in)
191259.7 mm (2.4 in)
191399.1 mm (3.9 in)
191495.0 mm (3.7 in)
191555.6 mm (2.2 in)
191658.7 mm (2.3 in)
1917102.1 mm (4.0 in)
191866.0 mm (2.6 in)
191948.0 mm (1.9 in)
192037.3 mm (1.5 in)
192150.8 mm (2.0 in)
192249.5 mm (1.9 in)
192335.6 mm (1.4 in)
192453.8 mm (2.1 in)
192544.5 mm (1.8 in)
192647.8 mm (1.9 in)
192727.9 mm (1.1 in)
192864.3 mm (2.5 in)
192941.4 mm (1.6 in)
193069.9 mm (2.8 in)
193199.1 mm (3.9 in)
193243.2 mm (1.7 in)
193341.9 mm (1.6 in)
193447.5 mm (1.9 in)
193591.4 mm (3.6 in)
193686.9 mm (3.4 in)
193760.2 mm (2.4 in)
193840.6 mm (1.6 in)
193964.0 mm (2.5 in)
194059.7 mm (2.4 in)
194167.8 mm (2.7 in)
194290.7 mm (3.6 in)
194337.6 mm (1.5 in)
1944102.9 mm (4.1 in)
194549.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1947133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1948114.3 mm (4.5 in)
194962.2 mm (2.4 in)
195063.0 mm (2.5 in)
195145.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952133.4 mm (5.3 in)
195343.2 mm (1.7 in)
195454.6 mm (2.1 in)
195546.0 mm (1.8 in)
195639.4 mm (1.6 in)
195741.1 mm (1.6 in)
195858.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959100.6 mm (4.0 in)
196075.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961109.5 mm (4.3 in)
196257.2 mm (2.3 in)
196359.7 mm (2.4 in)
196458.9 mm (2.3 in)
196547.8 mm (1.9 in)
196633.8 mm (1.3 in)
196749.5 mm (1.9 in)
196845.7 mm (1.8 in)
196952.1 mm (2.1 in)
197088.4 mm (3.5 in)
197140.6 mm (1.6 in)
197281.5 mm (3.2 in)
197361.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974115.6 mm (4.6 in)
197569.3 mm (2.7 in)
197687.4 mm (3.4 in)
1977119.4 mm (4.7 in)
197859.7 mm (2.4 in)
197978.2 mm (3.1 in)
198072.6 mm (2.9 in)
1981103.1 mm (4.1 in)
198275.2 mm (3.0 in)
198339.9 mm (1.6 in)
198433.0 mm (1.3 in)
198558.9 mm (2.3 in)
198653.8 mm (2.1 in)
198764.8 mm (2.6 in)
198853.3 mm (2.1 in)
198967.3 mm (2.6 in)
199069.1 mm (2.7 in)
199157.2 mm (2.3 in)
1992126.7 mm (5.0 in)
199366.8 mm (2.6 in)
199474.2 mm (2.9 in)
199539.4 mm (1.6 in)
199680.0 mm (3.1 in)
199735.1 mm (1.4 in)
199870.9 mm (2.8 in)
199949.5 mm (1.9 in)
200040.1 mm (1.6 in)
200179.0 mm (3.1 in)
200261.5 mm (2.4 in)
200379.2 mm (3.1 in)
200494.7 mm (3.7 in)
200588.4 mm (3.5 in)
200637.8 mm (1.5 in)
200767.3 mm (2.6 in)
200899.8 mm (3.9 in)
200951.3 mm (2.0 in)
201054.4 mm (2.1 in)
201168.8 mm (2.7 in)
201273.2 mm (2.9 in)
201376.2 mm (3.0 in)
2014106.2 mm (4.2 in)
201566.3 mm (2.6 in)
201653.3 mm (2.1 in)
201711.9 mm (0.5 in)
202245.5 mm (1.8 in)
202351.8 mm (2.0 in)
202464.5 mm (2.5 in)
202589.9 mm (3.5 in)
202682.6 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Winterset 4N by year The wettest five days of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is 235.9 mm (9.3 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.2 mm (3.9 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 235.9 mm (9.3 in) in 1946
The wettest five days of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is 235.9 mm (9.3 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.2 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Winterset 4N by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189364.3 mm (2.5 in)
189463.5 mm (2.5 in)
189594.0 mm (3.7 in)
1896175.5 mm (6.9 in)
189798.8 mm (3.9 in)
1898105.9 mm (4.2 in)
189985.3 mm (3.4 in)
1900118.7 mm (4.7 in)
190158.6 mm (2.3 in)
1902136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1903147.8 mm (5.8 in)
190496.6 mm (3.8 in)
190578.7 mm (3.1 in)
190696.6 mm (3.8 in)
1907129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1908128.0 mm (5.0 in)
190964.9 mm (2.6 in)
191073.9 mm (2.9 in)
1911113.8 mm (4.5 in)
191281.5 mm (3.2 in)
1913100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1914161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1915103.5 mm (4.1 in)
191667.8 mm (2.7 in)
1917119.8 mm (4.7 in)
191878.7 mm (3.1 in)
1919151.4 mm (6.0 in)
192065.5 mm (2.6 in)
192196.1 mm (3.8 in)
192289.3 mm (3.5 in)
192371.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924106.1 mm (4.2 in)
192561.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926112.1 mm (4.4 in)
192745.7 mm (1.8 in)
192877.8 mm (3.1 in)
192964.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1931113.9 mm (4.5 in)
193284.3 mm (3.3 in)
193345.5 mm (1.8 in)
193484.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935134.1 mm (5.3 in)
193693.0 mm (3.7 in)
193764.5 mm (2.5 in)
193867.1 mm (2.6 in)
193999.5 mm (3.9 in)
1940112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1941116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1942109.3 mm (4.3 in)
194376.9 mm (3.0 in)
1944118.1 mm (4.6 in)
194573.2 mm (2.9 in)
1946235.9 mm (9.3 in)
1947154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1948133.6 mm (5.3 in)
194986.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950105.9 mm (4.2 in)
195168.3 mm (2.7 in)
1952176.6 mm (7.0 in)
195377.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954135.0 mm (5.3 in)
195578.7 mm (3.1 in)
195661.0 mm (2.4 in)
195784.0 mm (3.3 in)
1958147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1959196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1960100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1961141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1962105.9 mm (4.2 in)
196376.0 mm (3.0 in)
196490.4 mm (3.6 in)
1965105.0 mm (4.1 in)
196663.6 mm (2.5 in)
1967102.1 mm (4.0 in)
196878.8 mm (3.1 in)
196967.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970166.4 mm (6.6 in)
197178.3 mm (3.1 in)
1972161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1973110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1974139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1975124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1976126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1977224.5 mm (8.8 in)
1978112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1979113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1980145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1981126.5 mm (5.0 in)
198278.0 mm (3.1 in)
198357.1 mm (2.2 in)
198468.1 mm (2.7 in)
198578.5 mm (3.1 in)
198688.4 mm (3.5 in)
1987121.7 mm (4.8 in)
198877.1 mm (3.0 in)
1989114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1990146.8 mm (5.8 in)
199173.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992150.0 mm (5.9 in)
199386.1 mm (3.4 in)
199474.2 mm (2.9 in)
199559.7 mm (2.4 in)
1996128.8 mm (5.1 in)
199761.3 mm (2.4 in)
1998105.9 mm (4.2 in)
199973.3 mm (2.9 in)
200077.9 mm (3.1 in)
2001114.5 mm (4.5 in)
200278.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003119.8 mm (4.7 in)
2004117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2005143.0 mm (5.6 in)
200671.6 mm (2.8 in)
2007109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2008149.7 mm (5.9 in)
200985.1 mm (3.4 in)
2010126.7 mm (5.0 in)
201162.5 mm (2.5 in)
201297.5 mm (3.8 in)
201390.2 mm (3.6 in)
2014116.7 mm (4.6 in)
2015101.6 mm (4.0 in)
201662.8 mm (2.5 in)
201713.9 mm (0.5 in)
202260.0 mm (2.4 in)
202384.6 mm (3.3 in)
202481.5 mm (3.2 in)
2025117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2026153.7 mm (6.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Winterset 4N by year The longest dry spell of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 63 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Winterset 4N, 1893 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Winterset 4N by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189323 days
189419 days
189524 days
189633 days
189717 days
189821 days
189925 days
190028 days
190143 days
190221 days
190334 days
190421 days
190529 days
190630 days
190725 days
190825 days
190921 days
191047 days
191121 days
191226 days
191329 days
191423 days
191527 days
191621 days
191738 days
191818 days
191932 days
192022 days
192134 days
192224 days
192337 days
192424 days
192526 days
192621 days
192734 days
192817 days
192919 days
193019 days
193126 days
193230 days
193332 days
193435 days
193518 days
193628 days
193719 days
193825 days
193921 days
194021 days
194118 days
194231 days
194327 days
194427 days
194530 days
194626 days
194727 days
194835 days
194922 days
195026 days
195117 days
195263 days
195336 days
195449 days
195523 days
195638 days
195743 days
195829 days
195918 days
196024 days
196123 days
196221 days
196329 days
196424 days
196520 days
196648 days
196746 days
196826 days
196935 days
197027 days
197130 days
197222 days
197318 days
197425 days
197522 days
197661 days
197716 days
197825 days
197931 days
198028 days
198127 days
198217 days
198320 days
198423 days
198518 days
198634 days
198728 days
198842 days
198927 days
199019 days
199120 days
199223 days
199324 days
199441 days
199524 days
199616 days
199720 days
199823 days
199949 days
200027 days
200114 days
200224 days
200319 days
200421 days
200526 days
200634 days
200730 days
200814 days
200924 days
201026 days
201123 days
201227 days
201319 days
201415 days
20159 days
201625 days
201725 days
202222 days
202324 days
202426 days
202527 days
202624 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

108 years with a frost

Across 108 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Winterset 4N falls on 28 April and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.

In 1981 to 2025 the median growing season was 158 days. That is 4 days fewer than in 1894 to 1927.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Winterset 4N
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1894 to 1927)Recent period (1981 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost28 April25 April28 April3 days later+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost4 October7 October3 October4 days earlier-0.3 days per decade
Growing days158 days162 days158 days4 days fewer-0.5 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

110 years, 1894 to 2024

A day with at least 63.3 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.3 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Winterset 4N: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years63.3 mm (2.5 in)
5 years84.1 mm (3.3 in)
10 years97.7 mm (3.8 in)
25 years114.7 mm (4.5 in)
50 years127.1 mm (5.0 in)
100 years139.3 mm (5.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 110 years of values from 1894 to 2024.

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: 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1952; 126.7 mm (5.0 in) in 1992; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1977.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Winterset 4N, at 1952. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1952 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Winterset 4N, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1952-0.4-0.7possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2002 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2002 to 2025, Winterset 4N had a mean temperature of 9.5 C (49.1 F) and 892.6 mm (35.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Hennepin Wtr Trmt Plt (United States, 391 km away), Park Forest Water (United States, 528 km away) and Aurora Water (United States, 476 km away).

Climate twins of Winterset 4N: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Hennepin Wtr Trmt PltUnited States391 km (243 mi)9.8 C (49.7 F)867.3 mm (34.1 in)0.41
Park Forest WaterUnited States528 km (328 mi)9.3 C (48.8 F)918.3 mm (36.2 in)0.45
Aurora WaterUnited States476 km (296 mi)9.2 C (48.6 F)892.4 mm (35.1 in)0.45

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Winterset 4N standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Winterset 4N threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).