All-time weather records — Arthur, IA

Record high
105.1°F
June 8, 1985
Record low
-32.1°F
January 14, 1982
Wettest day
11.01 in
August 31, 1962

Climate change signal in Arthur

0%

of Arthur's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

0%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1900s
8
32
1940s
55
23
1950s
76
62
1960s
37
104
1970s
38
56
1980s
54
50
1990s
36
32
2000s
62
7

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1903, the latest in 2007. Period of observation: 1902-2007.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 66.9°F — Jan 24, 1981 -32.1°F — Jan 14, 1982 1.50 in — Jan 16, 2003
February 69.1°F — Mar 1, 2000 -31.0°F — Feb 4, 1905 1.33 in — Feb 19, 1971
March 95.0°F — Mar 29, 1986 -24.0°F — Mar 5, 1960 2.30 in — Mar 28, 2004
April 97.0°F — Apr 22, 1980 3.0°F — Apr 3, 1975 2.68 in — Apr 28, 1975
May 100.9°F — May 25, 1967 19.0°F — May 2, 1961 6.72 in — May 6, 2007
June 105.1°F — Jun 8, 1985 34.0°F — Jun 3, 1969 4.40 in — Jun 20, 1996
July 105.1°F — Jul 31, 1955 41.0°F — Jul 9, 1905 3.82 in — Jul 6, 1982
August 102.9°F — Aug 27, 1955 34.0°F — Aug 27, 1906 11.01 in — Aug 31, 1962
September 100.9°F — Sep 3, 2000 21.9°F — Sep 29, 1984 4.88 in — Sep 13, 1978
October 93.0°F — Oct 2, 1953 10.0°F — Oct 17, 1976 2.94 in — Oct 2, 1954
November 82.0°F — Nov 10, 2006 -13.0°F — Nov 14, 1959 2.40 in — Nov 30, 1991
December 68.0°F — Dec 2, 1998 -27.9°F — Dec 19, 1983 1.70 in — Dec 16, 1984

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Arthur.