IOWA MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY – OCTOBER 2023
General Summary
Temperatures averaged 53.4 degrees, 2.4 degrees above normal while precipitation totaled 3.12 inches or 0.43 inch above normal. October 2023 ties 1902, 1955 and 2011 as the 48th warmest in 151 years of statewide records. It also ties 2012 as the 46th wettest October on record. October 2021 was warmer and wetter.
Justin 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) | HEATING DEGREE DAYS | PRECIPITATION (inches) | |||||||||
| SNOWFALL | |||||||||||
| October 2023 | October 2023 | Since Jul., 1, 2023 | October 2023 | Since Jan.1, 2023 | Oct 2023 | ||||||
| DISTRICT | Average | Departure* | Average | Departure* | Average | Departure* | Average | Departure* | Average | Departure* | Average |
| Northwest | 51.4 | +2.1 | 427 | -62 | 535 | -142 | 5.03 | +2.68 | 27.03 | -1.32 | 1.7 |
| North Central | 51.9 | +2.8 | 413 | -82 | 521 | -167 | 3.21 | +0.71 | 24.97 | -7.31 | 0.9 |
| Northeast | 52.1 | +2.7 | 407 | -80 | 519 | -163 | 3.22 | +0.38 | 24.56 | -9.86 | 0.0 |
| West Central | 53.4 | +2.3 | 368 | -68 | 459 | -135 | 3.06 | +0.60 | 24.34 | -6.15 | 0.4 |
| Central | 53.8 | +2.7 | 358 | -78 | 442 | -143 | 2.74 | +0.07 | 24.43 | -8.41 | 0.0 |
| East Central | 53.9 | +2.3 | 354 | -69 | 423 | -132 | 3.59 | +0.66 | 23.15 | -10.53 | 0.0 |
| Southwest | 54.7 | +2.0 | 332 | -58 | 416 | -104 | 1.79 | -1.01 | 24.95 | -7.55 | 0.0 |
| South Central | 55.5 | +2.9 | 311 | -83 | 380 | -139 | 2.20 | -0.63 | 23.81 | -9.87 | 0.0 |
| Southeast | 55.3 | +2.2 | 315 | -65 | 380 | -107 | 2.62 | -0.31 | 24.14 | -9.81 | 0.0 |
| STATE | 53.4 | +2.4 | 364 | -72 | 449 | -138 | 3.12 | +0.43 | 24.64 | -7.72 | 0.2 |
* 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.
