Polk County, IA
: September 2026 so far brought 6.78 in of precipitation in Polk County, IA, the wettest 1 to 29 September in the county average since 2018, 5th wettest of 76 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
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- Tuesday 29 September 2026: a high of 77°F averaged over Polk County, IA, the warmest 29 September in the county average since 2025, 22nd warmest of 76 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- Tuesday 29 September 2026: a low of 55.7°F averaged over Polk County, IA, the warmest 29 September night in the county average since 2021, 13th warmest of 76 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- No measurable precipitation in the county average of Polk County, IA for 1 day to Tuesday 29 September 2026 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
The month
- September 2026 so far averaged 69.3°F in Polk County, IA, the warmest 1 to 29 September in the county average since 2019, tied 5th warmest of 76 (with 2016, 2013 and 2005) (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- August 2026 averaged 73.5°F in Polk County, IA, the warmest August in the county average since 2023, tied 44th warmest of 132 (with 1960, 1956 and 1928) (county average from NOAA's monthly county data, 1895 to 2026).
- Days of the month without a value
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Every year on this date
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Every year as a table
| Year | High, °F | Low, °F |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 55.7 |
| 2025 | 86.4 | 52.9 |
| 2024 | 85 | 55 |
| 2023 | 77.4 | 55 |
| 2022 | 64.1 | 34.9 |
| 2021 | 88.5 | 59.4 |
| 2020 | 61.9 | 47.1 |
| 2019 | 71.4 | 52.7 |
| 2018 | 49.3 | 40.5 |
| 2017 | 76.7 | 48.7 |
| 2016 | 60.3 | 48.9 |
| 2015 | 83.4 | 56.4 |
| 2014 | 81.3 | 55.6 |
| 2013 | 70.1 | 43.9 |
| 2012 | 74.5 | 40.2 |
| 2011 | 80.2 | 53.4 |
| 2010 | 72.3 | 47.5 |
| 2009 | 63 | 45 |
| 2008 | 72.6 | 55.9 |
| 2007 | 74.3 | 43.6 |
| 2006 | 60.4 | 42.4 |
| 2005 | 60.3 | 35.9 |
| 2004 | 69.9 | 39 |
| 2003 | 59 | 32.4 |
| 2002 | 75.9 | 50.4 |
| 2001 | 73 | 43.1 |
| 2000 | 78.8 | 46.1 |
| 1999 | 64.1 | 40.4 |
| 1998 | 82.3 | 58.2 |
| 1997 | 76.9 | 53.6 |
| 1996 | 69.2 | 46.6 |
| 1995 | 80.3 | 51.1 |
| 1994 | 72.6 | 43.4 |
| 1993 | 63.9 | 35 |
| 1992 | 58.7 | 33.8 |
| 1991 | 71 | 39.6 |
| 1990 | 75.2 | 51 |
| 1989 | 77.5 | 43.8 |
| 1988 | 67.2 | 60.5 |
| 1987 | 74.4 | 54.4 |
| 1986 | 80.5 | 60.2 |
| 1985 | 55.1 | 41 |
| 1984 | 53.5 | 29 |
| 1983 | 85.9 | 60.8 |
| 1982 | 79.8 | 58.5 |
| 1981 | 70.7 | 39.5 |
| 1980 | 77.2 | 50 |
| 1979 | 81.6 | 52.3 |
| 1978 | 71.5 | 42.8 |
| 1977 | 73.2 | 47.8 |
| 1976 | 62.1 | 46.7 |
| 1975 | 68 | 50 |
| 1974 | 60 | 34.4 |
| 1973 | 69.3 | 59.4 |
| 1972 | 71.4 | 38.5 |
| 1971 | 86.3 | 58.4 |
| 1970 | 75.5 | 42.1 |
| 1969 | 75.9 | 50.1 |
| 1968 | 67.3 | 49.7 |
| 1967 | 60.4 | 30.3 |
| 1966 | 66.3 | 46.4 |
| 1965 | 77.6 | 54.1 |
| 1964 | 71 | 36.6 |
| 1963 | 71.2 | 42.2 |
| 1962 | 70.6 | 38.4 |
| 1961 | 62.8 | 39.5 |
| 1960 | 66.7 | 48.6 |
| 1959 | 58.6 | 37.6 |
| 1958 | 72.9 | 44.1 |
| 1957 | 71.8 | 36.8 |
| 1956 | 80.8 | 47.8 |
| 1955 | 76.6 | 53.6 |
| 1954 | 75.6 | 58.6 |
| 1953 | 91.8 | 61.1 |
| 1952 | 86.1 | 53 |
| 1951 | 58.9 | 35.6 |
Nearby
Des Moines, IA 11.3 mi, the nearest city with its own station