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.