IOWA MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY – JUNE 2024

General Summary

Temperatures averaged 72.0 degrees or 2.1 degrees above normal while precipitation totaled 5.22 inches or 0.04 inch below normal. June 2023 ties 1890, 1914, 1922 and 1986 as the 25th warmest and ranks as the 57th wettest June in 152 years of statewide records. A warmer June occurred in 2021, while a wetter June occurred in 2018.

Justin M. Glisan, Ph.D.
State Climatologist of Iowa
Iowa Dept. of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Wallace State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Telephone; (515) 281-8981
E-mail: Justin.Glisan@IowaAgriculture.gov


WEATHER BY DISTRICTS

  TEMPERATURE (F) COOLING DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION (inches)  
                     
  June 2024 June 2024 Since Jan., 1, 2024 June 2024 Since Jan.1, 2024
DISTRICT Average Departure* Average Departure* Average Departure* Average Departure* Average Departure*
                     
Northwest 70.4 +1.2 191 +21 258 +35 7.95 +3.11 24.02 +8.45
North Central 70.4 +1.6 190 +32 248 +41 7.65 +2.23 25.18 +7.25
Northeast 69.9 +1.7 175 +31 229 +41 6.59 +0.68 23.07 +4.14
                     
West Central 71.9 +1.7 225 +37 296 +47 3.79 -1.17 19.57 +2.90
Central 72.4 +2.3 238 +53 317 +69 4.18 -1.24 20.83 +2.62
East Central 72.8 +2.7 246 +64 338 +92 4.98 -0.38 20.60 +1.96
                     
Southwest 73.6 +2.4 269 +57 374 +86 4.18 -1.02 18.84 +0.93
South Central 74.0 +3.1 279 +78 394 +122 3.52 -1.60 19.65 +1.00
Southeast 74.0 +2.8 278 +70 395 +108 3.49 -1.64 21.24 +2.01
                     
STATE 72.0 +2.1 233 +52 315 +72 5.22 -0.04 21.54 +3.63

* Departures are computed from 1991-2020 normals.

The weather data in this report are based upon information collected by the U. S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA National Weather Service.