Iowa · county areal climate 1951–2025
Buena Vista County, IA
A 47.4°F / 29.8" normal · 2025 ran +1.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+3.3°F (46.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
4th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
78% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
47.4°F
annual mean · 29.8" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.3°F
48.7°F · 30.9" (104% of normal)
Warmest Year
50.6°F
2012 · coldest 42.7°F (1951)
Wettest Year
42.3in
1983 · driest 15.7" (1976)
Hottest Day
103.0°F
Jul 31 · 1955
Coldest Day
-29.3°F
Jan 21 · 1970
Biggest Rain Day
4.49in
Aug 5 · 1996
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— 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.