Burlington, IA: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 28.2°F in Burlington, IA, the warmest winter since 2024, tied 46th warmest of 127 (with 1989).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 28.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 46th warmest of 127
Precipitation: 2.43 in; Driest since 2003; 10th driest of 126

A normal winter in Burlington, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27°F, between 23.5°F and 32.9°F in eight years of ten and 5.08 in of precipitation, between 3.40 in and 6.61 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Burlington, IA since 1898: 28.2°F in 2026; the highest is 35.3°F, in 1932.

Normal range, 23.5 to 32.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Burlington, IA from 1898 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	28.2	46	37.8	35	18.6	58	2.43	117	0
2025	27.2	59	35.4	59	19	53	2.45	116	0
2024	33.8	2	41.8	3	25.8	3	4.84	62	0
2023	30.6	20	38.9	23	22.3	21	4.91	59	0
2022	27.2	59	37.4	37	17	83	3.13	103	0
2021	25.2	87	32.4	100	18	67	4.94	58	0
2020	31	17	39.1	21	23	16	3.50	96	0
2019	26.7	66	34.9	69	18.4	63	6.79	13	0
2018	26.5	69	35.6	57	17.4	77	4.42	76	0
2017	32.1	12	40	12	24.1	12	2.84	110	0
2016	32.2	10	39.6	16	24.7	7	5.89	32	0
2015	25.2	87	33	94	17.3	79	3.08	105	0
2014	19.3	123	28.8	122	9.9	123	5.45	42	0
2013	30	26	38.3	28	21.7	25	6.54	17	0
2012	32.9	7	41.3	6	24.5	9	4.99	56	0
2011	23.6	105	31	111	16.2	92			0
2010	22.9	108	30.3	115	15.6	103	4.52	74	0
2009	25.4	83	34.9	69	16	99	6.24	23	0
2008	25.5	81	33.5	89	17.5	75	7.37	7	0
2007	28.3	42	36.4	49	20.1	39	5.08	54	0
2006	31.4	14	39.5	18	23.3	15	3.80	89	0
2005	30.5	22	38.2	29	22.8	17	5.20	48	0
2004	27.4	56	35.2	64	19.5	45	6.01	28	0
2003	26	76	34.9	69	17	83	2.39	118	0
2002	33	6	41.4	5	24.6	8	3.48	97	0
2001	20.8	118	28.9	121	12.7	115	7.30	8	0
2000	30.5	22	38.9	23	22.1	23	5.47	40	0
1999	32.2	10	40.2	10	24.1	12	4.95	57	0
1998	33.6	4	39.4	20	27.9	1	5.85	34	9
1997	24.9	94	32.9	96	16.9	86	6.45	18	0
1996	25.5	81	34.4	76	16.5	91	3.64	93	0
1995	28.8	37	36.5	46	21.1	29	5.47	40	0
1994	24.1	101	32	104	16.2	92	4.11	86	0
1993	25.7	79	32.8	98	18.6	58	6.56	16	0
1992	32.9	7	40.7	7	25.2	6	4.42	76	0
1991	26.3	73	34.6	73	17.9	70	4.24	83	0
1990	28.3	42	37.4	37	19.1	51	4.33	79	0
1989	28.2	46	37.1	40	19.3	47	3.54	95	0
1988	26.5	69	34.4	76	18.5	62	6.33	21	0
1987	31.4	14	38.8	25	24.2	11	3.17	102	8
1986	22.5	109	31.4	108	13.7	111	2.95	107	5
1985	24.1	101	33.3	93	14.9	106	4.86	60	0
1984	23.7	104	31.6	107	15.8	101	3.48	97	0
1983	31.7	13	39.1	21	24.4	10	7.66	6	3
1982	21.4	116	29.8	118	13	114	3.03	106	1
1981	28.3	42	37.4	37	19.1	51	4.78	66	0
1980									31
1979	17.2	127	25.5	127	9	126	4.69	69	0
1978	17.5	126	25.9	126	9.1	125	2.12	119	0
1977	19.5	122	29.6	119	9.5	124	1.40	125	0
1976	29.2	31	38.5	27	19.9	41	5.48	39	0
1975	27	61	33.9	85	20.1	39	4.76	67	0
1974	25.3	85	33	94	17.5	75	7.24	10	0
1973	26.1	75	33.8	86	18.3	65	5.45	42	0
1972	25.4	83	34	84	16.7	88	6.60	15	0
1971	24.3	99	32.5	99	16.1	94	4.72	68	0
1970	22.4	110	31.2	110	13.7	111	1.60	124	0
1969	24.7	97	32.1	102	17.3	79	6.08	26	0
1968	25.8	78	34.6	73	17.1	81	2.00	121	0
1967	26.4	72	35.2	64	17.6	74	5.17	51	0
1966	27.6	53	36.6	45	18.6	58	5.20	48	0
1965	25.2	87	34.4	76	16	99	5.57	38	0
1964	24.9	94	34.1	82	15.6	103	3.18	101	0
1963	19.7	121	29	120	10.4	121	1.87	123	0
1962	22.3	112	30.7	114	13.8	110	5.32	45	0
1961	26.6	68	36.3	50	17	83	2.53	115	0
1960	28	50	35.1	68	20.9	35	6.29	22	0
1959	22.2	113	31.4	108	13.1	113	3.47	99	0
1958	25.3	85	34.1	82	16.6	89	5.91	30	0
1957	26.9	64	35.4	59	18.3	65	4.30	80	0
1956	25.2	87	34.3	79	16.1	94	1.90	122	0
1955	27	61	35.2	64	18.7	54	5.91	30	0
1954	30.9	18	40.7	7	21.1	29	3.76	91	0
1953	30.4	24	38.2	29	22.5	19	5.68	37	0
1952	27.9	51	37	42	18.7	54	3.12	104	0
1951	23.3	106	31.8	106	14.8	107	3.79	90	0
1950	28.3	42	37.9	33	18.7	54	7.26	9	0
1949	26.2	74	34.6	73	17.7	73	5.77	35	0
1948	25	93	33.5	89	16.6	89	6.04	27	0
1947	27	61	36.2	52	17.9	70	4.50	75	0
1946	25.6	80	34.2	81	17.1	81	4.79	65	0
1945	22.2	113	30.2	116	14.3	109	2.93	108	0
1944	28.4	41	38.1	31	18.6	58	2.57	114	0
1943	24.7	97	33.4	91	16.1	94	5.34	44	0
1942	28.9	36	36.1	53	21.7	25	5.07	55	0
1941	28.1	48	35.3	61	21	32	5.17	51	2
1940	25.2	87	32.4	100	18	67	3.42	100	0
1939	30.6	20	38.6	26	22.6	18	4.27	82	0
1938	29.1	32	36	54	22.3	21	6.43	20	0
1937	27.3	58	35.3	61	19.3	47	6.94	12	0
1936	18.1	124	26	125	10.2	122	5.17	51	0
1935	28.1	48	34.9	69	21.3	27	5.22	47	0
1934	31.1	16	39.6	16	22.5	19	2.83	111	0
1933	30.9	18	39.9	13	22	24	4.13	85	0
1932	35.3	1	42.7	1	27.9	1	4.85	61	0
1931	33.2	5	40.6	9	25.8	3	2.11	120	0
1930	27.8	52	35.8	56	19.7	42	4.83	63	0
1929	23.2	107	31.9	105	14.6	108	6.79	13	0
1928	28.8	37	36.9	43	20.7	37	4.64	71	0
1927	29.1	32	36.9	43	21.3	27	4.30	80	0
1926	28.7	39	36.3	50	21	32	4.61	72	0
1925	26.5	69	35.2	64	17.8	72	7.70	5	0
1924	29.3	29	37.6	36	21	32	5.29	46	0
1923	29.1	32	37.1	40	21.1	29	2.59	113	0
1922	29.7	27	39.7	15	19.7	42	6.21	24	0
1921	33.8	2	42.2	2	25.5	5	3.55	94	0
1920	24	103	32.1	102	15.8	101	0.91	126	0
1919	32.9	7	41.7	4	24	14	4.81	64	0
1918	18.1	124	27.7	124	8.5	127	4.39	78	0
1917	22.4	110	33.6	88	11.3	120	2.77	112	0
1916	25.2	87	34.3	79	16.1	94	5.75	36	0
1915	24.8	96	33.4	91	16.1	94	6.45	18	0
1914	29.4	28	38	32	20.7	37	6.18	25	1
1913	26.9	64	36.5	46	17.4	77	4.09	87	4
1912	20.6	120	28.4	123	12.6	116	5.20	48	2
1911	26.7	66	36.5	46	16.8	87	8.21	1	0
1910	21.3	117	30.8	112	11.9	118	8.09	2	0
1909	29.3	29	39.9	13	18.7	54	4.60	73	4
1908	28.7	39	37.9	33	19.3	47	5.95	29	1
1907	27.6	53	36	54	19.3	47	7.75	3	0
1906	30.1	25	39.5	18	20.8	36	6.98	11	0
1905	21.5	115	30.8	112	12	117	5.88	33	1
1904	20.8	118	29.9	117	11.7	119	4.14	84	0
1903	26	76	33.8	86	18	67	4.69	69	1
1902	24.2	100	32.9	96	15.5	105	2.88	109	0
1901	27.5	55	35.6	57	19.4	46	4.04	88	0
1900	29.1	32	40.1	11	18.4	63	7.71	4	1
1899									21
1898	27.4	56	35.3	61	19.6	44	3.72	92	3

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	35.3
2024	33.8
1921	33.8
1998	33.6
1931	33.2
2002	33
2012	32.9
1992	32.9
1919	32.9
2016	32.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	17.2
1978	17.5
1936	18.1
1918	18.1
2014	19.3
1977	19.5
1963	19.7
1912	20.6
2001	20.8
1904	20.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	8.21
1910	8.09
1907	7.75
1900	7.71
1925	7.70
1983	7.66
2008	7.37
2001	7.30
1950	7.26
1974	7.24

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1920	0.91
1977	1.40
1970	1.60
1963	1.87
1956	1.90
1968	2.00
1931	2.11
1978	2.12
2003	2.39
2026	2.43

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 73°F; 27 February 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.24 in; 28 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 2.43 in of precipitation in Burlington, IA, the driest winter since 2003 (winter 2011 excluded: 15 of 90 days missing), 10th driest of 126.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Burlington, IA: 73°F on Friday 27 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Burlington, IA: a low of -9°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Burlington, IA: 1.24 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.