All-time weather records — Drakesville, IA
Climate change signal in Drakesville
of Drakesville's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (6 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (2 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 | 15 | 19 | ||
| 1910s | 63 | 62 | ||
| 1920s | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1930s | 63 | 22 | ||
| 1940s | 40 | 36 | ||
| 1950s | 30 | 45 | ||
| 1960s | 25 | 61 | ||
| 1970s | 20 | 48 | ||
| 1980s | 41 | 24 | ||
| 1990s | 26 | 26 | ||
| 2000s | 19 | 8 | ||
| 2010s | 22 | 10 | ||
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
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 1906, the latest in 2020. Period of observation: 1906-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70.0°F — Jan 31, 1989 | -29.0°F — Jan 12, 1974 | 1.63 in — Jan 19, 1907 |
| February | 75.0°F — Mar 1, 1972 | -26.0°F — Feb 3, 1996 | 2.16 in — Feb 9, 2001 |
| March | 90.0°F — Mar 23, 1910 | -18.9°F — Mar 1, 1962 | 3.00 in — Mar 26, 1916 |
| April | 89.1°F — Apr 20, 1987 | -4.0°F — Apr 12, 1910 | 4.53 in — Apr 18, 2013 |
| May | 95.0°F — May 5, 1909 | 21.9°F — May 4, 1907 | 4.13 in — May 29, 2019 |
| June | 104.0°F — Jun 19, 1936 | 36.0°F — Jun 3, 1969 | 7.58 in — Jun 18, 1946 |
| July | 113.0°F — Jul 14, 1936 | 43.0°F — Jul 13, 1975 | 5.83 in — Jul 8, 2008 |
| August | 109.9°F — Aug 18, 1936 | 39.9°F — Aug 20, 1950 | 8.17 in — Aug 24, 2007 |
| September | 108.0°F — Sep 7, 1912 | 23.0°F — Sep 27, 1942 | 4.10 in — Sep 18, 1978 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 2, 1909 | 14.0°F — Oct 19, 1972 | 3.71 in — Oct 5, 1954 |
| November | 82.9°F — Nov 1, 1950 | -11.0°F — Nov 30, 1964 | 3.19 in — Nov 17, 1958 |
| December | 70.0°F — Dec 5, 1998 | -23.1°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 3.35 in — Dec 15, 1971 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Drakesville.