Dubuque, IA: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 51.3°F in Dubuque, IA, the warmest spring since 2012, tied 11th warmest of 152 (with 1942).

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 51.3°F; Warmest since 2012; 11th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 12.96 in; Wettest since 2024; 23rd wettest of 153

A normal spring in Dubuque, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.3°F, between 44.2°F and 50.2°F in eight years of ten and 9.93 in of precipitation, between 7.11 in and 13.80 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Dubuque, IA since 1875: 51.3°F in 2026; the highest is 53.9°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 44.2 to 50.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring in Dubuque, IA from 1874 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	51.3	11	62.7	4	39.9	29	12.96	23	0
2025	49.8	31	60.8	16	38.9	52	9.15	92	0
2024	51	14	61.2	13	40.8	19	13.73	17	0
2023	48.2	57	59	42	37.4	78	5.98	141	0
2022	47.3	73	56.3	81	38.3	63	9.79	77	0
2021	49.1	39	58.6	46	39.5	37	6.51	129	0
2020	47	82	56.3	81	37.7	73	10.03	60	0
2019	45.2	117	54.5	122	35.9	117	11.12	50	0
2018	46.4	90	56.5	78	36.3	107	8.88	97	0
2017	47.9	62	57.3	64	38.6	57	9.90	65	0
2016	49.1	39	59.1	41	39.2	43	9.87	72	0
2015	48.2	57	58.7	45	37.4	78	8.48	101	1
2014	44.2	139	54.3	128	34	147	9.90	65	0
2013	43.4	148	52.6	147	34.2	144	18.16	2	0
2012	53.9	1	64.5	1	43.7	1	8.29	103	1
2011	46.1	97	55.2	100	37	87	9.90	65	0
2010	51.4	10	61.5	9	41.3	14	11.62	40	0
2009	47.1	80	57.5	60	36.7	96	11.46	44	0
2008	44.2	139	53.7	133	34.7	135	17.28	4	0
2007	49.8	31	60	29	39.6	35	9.90	65	0
2006	48.8	42	58.5	50	39	49	12.87	26	0
2005	47.3	73	58.1	53	36.5	101	5.88	142	0
2004	49.3	36	59.5	34	39.2	43	13.34	20	0
2003	45.7	106	56.2	87	35.1	132	7.73	110	0
2002	44.6	130	54.5	122	34.8	134	9.95	64	0
2001	47.7	67	57	70	38.3	63	9.49	82	0
2000	50.1	27	60.4	19	39.8	32	9.85	73	0
1999	48.2	57	57.4	62	39	49	11.94	36	0
1998	49.1	39	57.5	60	40.7	20	13.78	16	0
1997	44.1	141	53.9	131	34.4	141	7.23	116	0
1996	42.7	149	52.5	148	32.9	151	10.69	54	0
1995	46.1	97	55.4	98	36.8	93	12.79	28	0
1994	47.8	63	58.6	46	37.1	82	4.68	148	0
1993	45.1	119	53.5	136	36.8	93	13.11	22	0
1992	47.2	75	56.6	77	37.7	73	6.06	138	0
1991	51	14	60.3	23	41.7	10	13.93	14	0
1990	47.1	80	56.4	80	37.8	71	11.81	38	0
1989	45.6	109	55.6	95	35.5	128	6.42	130	0
1988	48.7	47	60.4	19	37	87	5.49	146	0
1987	50.7	16	61.3	11	40.2	26	8.83	98	0
1986	49.2	37	59.2	40	39.1	47	10.62	55	0
1985	51.7	6	62	8	41.3	14	9.67	80	0
1984	43.7	145	53.2	137	34.3	143	9.96	63	0
1983	44.5	134	52.9	144	36.2	112	12.72	30	0
1982	46.4	90	56.5	78	36.3	107	9.75	79	0
1981	48.8	42	59.3	37	38.3	63	7.18	118	0
1980	46.4	90	57	70	35.8	122	7.21	117	0
1979	44.1	141	53.6	134	34.6	138	7.09	120	0
1978	44.6	130	53.6	134	35.6	126	10.94	53	0
1977	53.5	2	63.9	2	43.1	3	11.06	51	0
1976	47.2	75	57.7	56	36.7	96	9.18	91	0
1975	42.5	151	51.3	151	33.8	148	9.90	65	0
1974	46	102	55	107	37	87	14.22	11	0
1973	47.7	67	55.9	90	39.5	37	16.38	7	0
1972	45.6	109	54.9	109	36.3	107	11.79	39	0
1971	44.3	136	54.5	122	34.1	145	7.30	113	0
1970	47.2	75	57.3	64	37.1	82	9.83	74	0
1969	45.8	103	56.3	81	35.2	131	6.94	124	0
1968	48.4	52	59.7	32	37.2	81	12.49	33	0
1967	45.7	106	55.1	105	36.3	107	12.30	34	0
1966	45.1	119	55.5	97	34.7	135	13.13	21	0
1965	43.6	146	52.7	146	34.5	139	17.03	6	0
1964	47	82	57	70	36.9	91	17.23	5	0
1963	47.8	63	58.6	46	37.1	82	9.43	83	0
1962	46.1	97	55.2	100	37	87	17.37	3	0
1961	43.9	144	53	141	34.7	135	11.40	46	0
1960	41.7	152	51.1	152	32.3	152	14.25	10	0
1959	46.3	94	55.8	91	36.8	93	19.28	1	0
1958	46.6	88	57.3	64	35.9	117	6.05	139	0
1957	45.8	103	55.2	100	36.4	104	11.44	45	0
1956	44.5	134	54.9	109	34.1	145	8.27	105	0
1955	48.6	50	59.3	37	37.8	71	9.30	89	0
1954	44.6	130	54.9	109	34.4	141	12.85	27	0
1953	44.8	126	54	130	35.5	128	9.29	90	0
1952	45.6	109	55.2	100	35.9	117	8.28	104	0
1951	43.6	146	52.8	145	34.5	139	14.18	13	0
1950	44.3	136	53	141	35.6	126	9.80	76	0
1949	49.2	37	59	42	39.4	39	6.14	134	0
1948	48.7	47	58.6	46	38.9	52	12.76	29	0
1947	44.6	130	53	141	36.2	112	12.93	24	0
1946	52.4	5	63	3	41.9	7	6.55	127	0
1945	50.4	21	60.3	23	40.4	23	13.87	15	0
1944	46.8	86	55.2	100	38.5	61	11.30	49	1
1943	45.3	115	54.8	116	35.7	123	8.83	98	0
1942	51.3	11	60.4	19	42.2	6	9.97	62	0
1941	50.7	16	60.1	28	41.2	17	7.45	112	0
1940	45.1	119	53.9	131	36.4	104	6.14	134	0
1939	49.5	35	59.8	31	39.2	43	6.01	140	0
1938	51.1	13	60.4	19	41.9	7	12.64	32	0
1937	46.8	86	54.7	119	38.8	54	9.34	87	0
1936	50	30	59.3	37	40.6	21	3.08	153	0
1935	47.2	75	55.7	94	38.7	56	7.84	108	0
1934	50.5	19	61.1	14	39.9	29	3.51	152	0
1933	47.8	63	55.8	91	39.8	32	13.53	19	0
1932	45.8	103	54.9	109	36.7	96	7.56	111	0
1931	47.4	72	56.2	87	38.5	61	5.63	145	0
1930	48.8	42	58.5	50	39.1	47	9.90	65	0
1929	48.8	42	57.8	55	39.8	32	7.27	115	0
1928	48.1	60	57.6	59	38.6	57	5.40	147	0
1927	48.4	52	56.3	81	40.6	21	14.21	12	0
1926	45.4	114	54.9	109	35.9	117	5.86	143	0
1925	49.7	34	61.1	14	38.3	63	4.16	149	0
1924	45	125	53.1	138	36.9	91	6.13	136	0
1923	44.8	126	54.6	120	35.1	132	6.27	131	0
1922	50.3	25	58.8	44	41.9	7	9.33	88	0
1921	52.6	3	62.2	6	42.7	4	9.01	95	2
1920	46.3	94	55.6	95	37.1	82	9.81	75	0
1919	47.8	63	57	70	38.6	57	9.50	81	0
1918	50.3	25	60.2	26	40.4	23	12.92	25	0
1917	45.3	115	54.4	126	36.2	112	6.17	132	0
1916	47.2	75	56.1	89	38.3	63	9.09	94	0
1915	48	61	56.8	75	39.3	42	9.13	93	0
1914	48.5	51	57.7	56	39.4	39	7.91	106	0
1913	47.6	71	57.1	68	38.2	70	12.71	31	0
1912	45.6	109	55.1	105	36.1	116	10.54	57	0
1911	50.5	19	59.5	34	41.4	13	6.53	128	0
1910	51.7	6	62.4	5	41.1	18	6.96	123	0
1909	44.8	126	53.1	138	36.5	101	10.97	52	0
1908	48.8	42	57.9	54	39.6	35	10.04	59	0
1907	45.1	119	54.6	120	35.7	123	6.13	136	0
1906	46.5	89	55.4	98	37.7	73	7.11	119	0
1905	48.7	47	57.2	67	40.2	26	9.40	84	0
1904	46.1	97	54.9	109	37.3	80	8.77	100	0
1903	50.7	16	59.6	33	41.7	10	9.38	85	0
1902	50.4	21	59.5	34	41.3	14	11.54	41	0
1901	47.7	67	56.8	75	38.6	57	6.99	122	0
1900	47.7	67	57.1	68	38.3	63	8.98	96	0
1899	45.7	106	54.8	116	36.6	99	11.51	42	0
1898	48.3	54	57.7	56	39	49	11.31	48	0
1897	46.2	96	54.9	109	37.6	77	8.45	102	0
1896	51.5	9	61.4	10	41.6	12	16.19	8	0
1895	50.4	21	62.1	7	38.8	54	4.11	150	0
1894	51.6	8	60.8	16	42.4	5	7.08	121	0
1893	44.7	129	53.1	138	36.2	112	9.90	65	0
1892	44.1	141	51.9	149	36.3	107	15.46	9	0
1891	45.5	113	54.3	128	36.6	99	6.86	125	0
1890	45.1	119	54.5	122	35.7	123	9.98	61	0
1889	50.1	27	59.9	30	40.4	23	7.86	107	0
1888	42.7	149	51.6	150	33.8	148	11.86	37	0
1887	49.8	31	60.2	26	39.4	39	5.70	144	0
1886	48.3	54	58.4	52	38.3	63	10.61	56	0
1885	45.2	117	54.4	126	35.9	117	6.72	126	0
1884	47	82	56.9	74	37.1	82	11.50	43	0
1883	45.1	119	54.8	116	35.4	130	9.38	85	0
1882	46.4	90	56.3	81	36.5	101	10.12	58	0
1881	48.3	54	57.4	62	39.2	43	7.28	114	0
1880	50.4	21	60.8	16	40	28	9.78	78	0
1879	50.1	27	60.3	23	39.9	29	6.16	133	0
1878	52.5	4	61.3	11	43.6	2	11.39	47	0
1877	46.1	97	55.8	91	36.4	104	12.11	35	0
1876	47	82	56.3	81	37.7	73	13.59	18	0
1875	44.3	136	55	107	33.6	150	7.78	109	0
1874							3.90	151	70

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	53.9
1977	53.5
1921	52.6
1878	52.5
1946	52.4
1985	51.7
1910	51.7
1894	51.6
1896	51.5
2010	51.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	41.7
1975	42.5
1996	42.7
1888	42.7
2013	43.4
1965	43.6
1951	43.6
1984	43.7
1961	43.9
1997	44.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1959	19.28
2013	18.16
1962	17.37
2008	17.28
1964	17.23
1965	17.03
1973	16.38
1896	16.19
1892	15.46
1960	14.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	3.08
1934	3.51
1874	3.90
1895	4.11
1925	4.16
1994	4.68
1928	5.40
1988	5.49
1931	5.63
1887	5.70

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 27 May 2026
Coldest night: 3°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.75 in; 2 April 2026

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Spring 2026 brought 12.96 in of precipitation in Dubuque, IA, the wettest spring since 2024, 23rd wettest of 153.
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Dubuque, IA: 89°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Dubuque, IA: a low of 3°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of spring 2026 in Dubuque, IA: 1.75 in on Thursday 2 April 2026.