All-time weather records — Greenfield, IA
Climate change signal in Greenfield
of Greenfield's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (25 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (21 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | 50 | ||
| 1900s | 15 | 49 | ||
| 1910s | 45 | 48 | ||
| 1920s | 14 | 11 | ||
| 1930s | 32 | 1 | ||
| 1940s | 24 | 33 | ||
| 1950s | 16 | 38 | ||
| 1960s | 26 | 34 | ||
| 1970s | 18 | 20 | ||
| 1980s | 49 | 29 | ||
| 1990s | 27 | 15 | ||
| 2000s | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2010s | 24 | 16 | ||
| 2020s | 13 | 13 |
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 1893, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66.0°F — Jan 24, 1981 | -34.1°F — Jan 12, 1912 | 1.39 in — Jan 13, 1960 |
| February | 75.9°F — Feb 27, 2024 | -33.0°F — Feb 13, 1905 | 2.25 in — Feb 21, 1976 |
| March | 89.1°F — Mar 29, 1986 | -20.0°F — Mar 5, 1960 | 3.24 in — Mar 31, 1897 |
| April | 93.0°F — Apr 28, 1894 | 7.0°F — Apr 3, 1975 | 5.00 in — Apr 15, 2012 |
| May | 100.0°F — May 24, 1939 | 23.0°F — May 2, 1908 | 3.82 in — May 26, 1903 |
| June | 100.9°F — Jun 5, 1977 | 35.1°F — Jun 3, 1945 | 7.21 in — Jun 9, 1898 |
| July | 107.1°F — Jul 5, 1911 | 43.0°F — Jul 4, 1967 | 6.47 in — Jul 21, 1948 |
| August | 105.1°F — Aug 8, 1913 | 37.0°F — Aug 30, 1915 | 6.60 in — Aug 24, 1946 |
| September | 104.0°F — Sep 5, 1913 | 21.9°F — Sep 29, 1899 | 8.00 in — Sep 15, 1992 |
| October | 93.0°F — Oct 3, 1997 | 1.9°F — Oct 19, 1894 | 3.43 in — Oct 7, 2017 |
| November | 82.0°F — Nov 1, 1938 | -9.0°F — Nov 26, 1898 | 2.23 in — Nov 4, 2003 |
| December | 72.0°F — Dec 16, 2021 | -25.1°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 2.79 in — Dec 14, 2015 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Greenfield.